The Honduran Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that ousted former president Manuel Zelaya cannot legally return to office. The court's decision is a significant blow to Zelaya's prospects for regaining...
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday dismissed a challenge to two policies that provide benefits to same-sex couples married outside of the state. The first policy was a 2006 decision by the Westchester...
The UK High Court ruled Thursday that the details of the detention of Binyam Mohamed in Pakistan in 2002 must be released. This most recent decision is the latest in a series of back...
The Salt Lake City Council has passed an a ordinance prohibiting employment and housing discrimination based on sexual orientation, after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) gave its support. The...
The US government on Thursday amended a complaint against Islamic charity the Alavi Foundation to include a request for the seizure of assets, including four mosques, claiming that the organization is actually controlled by the Iranian government....
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) did not violate the free speech rights of former agent Valerie Plame when...
Computer microchip manufacturer Intel on Thursday agreed to settle all outstanding legal issues with rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) by paying paying its competitor $1.25 billion. The terms of the settlement were laid out in press releases...
The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Wednesday voted 41-28 for passage of the Investor Protection Act . Among the regulations included in the bill are an enhancement...
Voters in Maine on Tuesday approved an expansion of the state's existing medical marijuana laws by a 59 to 41 percent margin , with 87 percent of precincts reporting. The proposed legislation, Question...
Suspected al Qaeda sleeper agent Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri was sentenced Thursday to eight-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to help the terrorist organization, including researching potential targets within the US for chemical weapon...
