Center for Constitutional Rights et al. v. George W. Bush et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, January 17, 2006 [complaint alleging that privileged attorney-client communications were intercepted by the National Security Agency and...

ACLU v. National Security Agency, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, January 17, 2006 [complaint seeking a declaration that the NSA warrantless wiretaps program is unconstitutional under the First and Fourth Amendments, and seeking a permanent...

A US District Court judge ruled Tuesday that David Wittig , former CEO of Westar Energy has violated the terms of his release from prison and will be immediately returned to detention. Wittig, who was found...

The 5-member US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted unanimously Tuesday to support an overhaul of its rules governing how executive compensation packages are disclosed to investors, a top priority of Chairman Christopher Cox [official...

Gonzales v. Oregon, Supreme Court of the United States, January 17, 2006 [upholding 7-2 Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and ruling that the federal Controlled Substances Act does not allow the US Attorney General to prohibit doctors from prescribing regulated...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission , where the court will decide whether the federal Bipartisan Campaign...

Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek requested Tuesday that a court return Mehmet Ali Agca , the man who shot Pope John Paul II , to prison for at least 11 more months. Agca had...

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Dennis Hastert (R-IL) on Tuesday introduced a proposal which will restrict the gifts Congressmen may receive from lobbyists. The ethics reform plan is in response to the recent...

The UK Terrorism Bill proposal , introduced following last year's July 7 London bombings, suffered two defeats Tuesday in the House of Lords as peers voted against introducing a "glorification" of terrorism offense and called for more...

The British government Tuesday denied allegations that a government memo documenting a conversation between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George Bush included a suggestion to bomb the Aljazeera headquarters, after the news agency...