The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that foreign cruise ships in US waters and ports are subject to federal civil rights law, overturning a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision . The ruling extends the American with Disabilities Act...

In a 6-3 decision the US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Gonzales v. Raich that Congress has the power to criminalize the growth and use of marijuana for personal medical reasons with a doctor's recommendation. The case...

An official with the parliamentary committee overseeing the drafting of Iraq's permanent constitution said Sunday that up to 35 Sunni Arabs will be listed by their leaders as willing to help draft the new constitution. The 55-member...

The New York Times reported Monday that the first court case brought against Saddam Hussein in late summer 2005 before the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) will relate to the 1982 killings of close to 160...

Downing Street confirmed Monday that the UK was postponing indefinitely a referendum on the troubled EU constitution after the charter's rejection by both France and the Netherlands . The vote had been expected for spring 2006....

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill Sunday requiring parental consent to abortions for girls under the age of 18 and tighter restrictions on abortions for women who are more than 26 weeks pregnant. Before...

Thomas, et al. v. Gonzales, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 3, 2005 . Excerpt:We hold that family membership may constitute...

US Senator Joseph Biden said Sunday on ABC-TV's This Week that the US should begin efforts to close down the military prison camp in Guantanamo Bay. Biden, head Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ,...

Two women have been appointed for the first time to Kuwait's municipal council, according to an official source on Sunday. Kuwait news agency Kuna reports that one of the women is a member of the...

In a landmark ruling, the US Ninth Circuit Cout of Appeals held Friday that a family unit can be "a protected social group" under federal asylum law. The court supported the refugee claim of a South African family [opinion,...