Schiavo v. Schiavo, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, March 23, 2005 [refusing 2-1 to order that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube be re-inserted and upholding a lower court ruling that Schiavo's parents "failed to demonstrate a substantial...

In a 2-1 decision issued early Wednesday morning, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit refused to order that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube be re-inserted. The appeals court agreed with the earlier...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, March 23.The US Senate and US House are in recess until April 4.The European Council session continues today, with...

Brown v. Payton, Supreme Court of the United States, March 22, 2005 [ruling reversing the Ninth Circuit's decision to order a new trial and holding that testimony regarding defendant's religious conversion may have been considered altogether insignificant for a jury...

City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams, Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Scalia, March 22, 2005 [limiting the liability local governments face in fights over cell phone towers, holding that a small California town does not have to...

Muehler v. Mena, Supreme Court of the United States, March 22, 2005 ....

Gregory Felos, attorney for Michael Schiavo, told reporters late Tuesday afternoon that he had electronically filed two more reply briefs with the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, but he did not know when the court would...

The Justice Department and tobacco industry representatives have begun settlement negotiations in the government's racketeering case against the industry, an anonymous source involved with the case said Tuesday. The two sides have met at least once...

In issuing new mercury emissions regulations last week, the Environmental Protection Agency failed to include conflicting data from a study sponsored by the agency, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. EPA officials emphasized that the mercury...

AP is reporting that UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said that Syria will completely withdraw its military forces from Lebanon. Last week, Annan had demanded a withdraw in accordance with Security Council Resolution 1559 . AP has...