The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Wilkinson v. Austin , a case where the Court is considering what procedures are needed to protect a prisoner's due process rights when prison...

AP is reporting that the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has again refused to conduct a full court rehearing in the Terri Schiavo case.3:35 PM ET - The Eleventh Circuit has denied Bob and Mary Schindler's request for...

US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee ruled Wednesday that Ahmed Abu Ali, the man charged with plotting to assassinate President Bush , can be examined by doctors to determine whether there is any evidence that Abu Ali was...

Ongoing disputes among Iraqi National Assembly members over governmental nominations could delay the drafting of Iraq's constitution by as much as six months, several lawmakers say. The National Assembly is currently scheduled to have a first draft...

Sudan's Ministry for Foreign Affairs Wednesday called yesterday's UN Security Council sanctions resolution "unbalanced and inappropriate," saying it "ignored the government's efforts in addressing the political, security and humanitarian aspects of the Darfur conflict." The...

Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, once the top US commander in Iraq, authorized harsh prisoner interrogation tactics, according to a 2003 memo obtained and released by the ACLU under its ongoing Freedom of Information Act requests...

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced it will delay its SEC filing of its quarterly results and also that it had found documentation of illegal transactions with General Re Corp,...

The US Supreme Court handed down a decision Wednesday morning in Smith v. City of Jackson , ruling that workers over the age of 40 need not show proof of discriminatory intent in lawsuits...

Hollinger Inc., the Canadian holding company with an interest in the newspaper publisher Hollinger International, filed a $636 million lawsuit Tuesday against former CEO Conrad Black and other former executives. Hollinger is seeking damages for Black's alleged diversion of...

US District Judge Henry Kennedy issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday ordering the military to give detainees' lawyers 30 days' notice before transferring a detainee from Guantanamo Bay to the custody of foreign governments, allowing...