The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal has affirmed a lower court's decision to uphold the suspension of a Florida woman's drivers license after she refused to remove a religious veil for her license photo....
The ongoing battle against changes to rules that regulate US power plants continued Wednesday, after the Natural Resources Defense Council made public draft EPA regulations it insists will lead to dirtier power plants. The proposed standards would...
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union are expected to file suit in federal court Wednesday, demanding the release of Numan Adnan Al Kaby, an Iraqi-born permanent US resident arrested and held in Baghdad since April 2005....
After hearing oral arguments Tuesday, US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein expressed hesitation over ordering the release of 97 Department of Defense photos and videotapes depicting the abuse of prisoners held by US forces at...
Attorneys for US citizen Ahmed Abu Ali were ordered Momday to produce expert reports to support his claim that he was abused while in Saudi custody. US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee directed Ali's lawyers to file...
Arguments over Kenya's draft constitution have intensified after former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi spoke out in opposition to the document over the weekend, saying it would cause "animosity and distrust" in the country. Religious...
The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a lawsuit filed by 2004 presidential candidates David Cobb and Michael Badnarik . Attorneys for Cobb and Badnarik argued that...
US Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer delayed the civil class action fraud case against former Qwest Communications chief executive Joe Nacchio and other former phone company executives until September 30 to eliminate possible interference with a parallel federal...
The UN has formally accused Carina Perelli, head of the UN's Electoral Assistance Division , with harassing her staff. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric did not offer specifics, but it is believed that the accusations stem from a four-month...
A US State Department spokesman warned Wednesday that if the Iraqi constitutional committee seeks a further extension of the deadline for drafting Iraq's constitution , such an extension would likely not be...
