The Justice Department in conjunction with the US Marshals Office announced Thursday that more than 10,000 fugitives, many wanted for violent crimes, were arrested over the last week as part of a coordinated nationwide effort led by...

Former top Senate staff lawyer Thomas Griffith won bipartisan support Thursday from the Senate Judiciary Committee , putting him in line to become the first of President Bush's second term appellate nominees to be confirmed. The...

A group of amateur hockey players in Canada called the "Wednesday Nighters" has filed a claim in Ontario Superior Court to determine whether who can play for the Stanley Cup , the trophy traditionally awarded to...

Democratic Sen. Thomas Carper , of Delaware, has placed a hold on the nomination of Stephen Johnson as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency . A spokesman for Carper said Thursday that the senator would...

AP is reporting that the Oregon Supreme Court has nullified 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples last year. The decision reverses a court of appeals decision upholding the licenses. Oregon voters approved ...

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia warned former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic Thursday that he must speed up his attempt to call world leaders, including former President Bill Clinton,...

Leading Thursday corporations and securities law news, ex-Enron Chairman Ken Lay filed a motion with US District Court Judge Sim Lake asking for his trial on personal bank charges be...

US District Judge Edward R. Korman Wednesday approved a $21.9 million award to heirs of families whose bank holdings were allegedly concealed and stolen by Swiss banks looking to gain favor with invading Nazis. Holocaust survivors and...

Leading Thursday's international brief, King Gyanendra of Nepal has announced that municipal elections will be held within a year to restore the nation to a truly democratic state. Gyanendra, speaking at the Nepalese New Year...

In Thursday's environmental law news, the Canadian government has revealed its plan to reduce greenhouse emissions in accordance with the Kyoto protocol. The plan, called Project Green, aims at reducing Canada's greenhouse emissions by 270...