A group of news organizations filed a lawsuit in federal district court Monday to challenge the constitutionality of a Minnesota statute restricting access to polling places. The Associated Press and several television networks brought suit in US District...
The US House of Representatives on Monday rejected a financial rescue bill that would have allowed courts to review purchases of troubled assets made by the US Treasury Department . The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act...
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Monday announced that he had named a prosecutor to determine whether criminal charges are warranted in connection with the removal of nine US attorneys, as recommended...
More than 30 US pastors planned to preach about the "moral qualifications" of political candidates Sunday, challenging federal tax laws that prohibit tax-exempt entities from engaging in political campaigns. The conservative Alliance Defense Fund (ADF)...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted in favor of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act , which as passed by the House reauthorizes a program requiring states receiving criminal justice assistance grants...
A former US Marine filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) defamed him and violated his constitutional rights by suggesting that he had participated in killing innocent Iraqi civilians. In a...
A US military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay filed a declaration with the US military commissions Wednesday stating that he is resigning because of ethical concerns. Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld said...
Thirteen state attorneys general urged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Wednesday to withdraw a proposed rule that they said could threaten women's access to abortion and birth control....
The Finnish Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced that it is drafting new gun control legislation in response to the fatal shootings of 10 people at...
US Marine Col. Ralph Kohlmann , chief judge of US military commissions , said Tuesday at a pretrial hearing for five suspects in the September 11 attacks that he is...