California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to veto a bill approved by the state senate on Thursday that would create a driver's license for illegal immigrants in the state. California originally stopped issuing such...
Lawyers close to the investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity say the 20-month probe may be reaching an end in the coming weeks. New York Times reporter Judith Miller has been jailed...
Sandy Berger , who served as President Clinton's National Security Adviser from 1997 to 2001, was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine and surrender his security clearance for three years on Thursday after pleading guilty to taking and...
The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio upheld on Thursday a state law that requires minors to get parental consent for an abortion and for all women to meet with a doctor 24 hours before the...
With Washington reeling from criticism about its response to Hurricane Katrina , lawmakers are again considering relaxation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 , which generally prohibits federal...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour wrapped up an official visit to China Friday, calling for China to release data about its use of capital punishment and urging cooperation with international standards....
160 US law professors have signed a letter declaring their opposition to Supreme Court nominee John Roberts . The group of professors expressed concern about Roberts' record, claiming he favors expansion of government power and reduction...
Youssef Hmimssa , a Moroccan man whose testimony was at the center of a terrorism trial that later unraveled, was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison on Thursday on charges of credit card fraud and visa...
President Bush has used a recess appointment to fill an opening at the Justice Department that was stalled in the Senate, naming attorney Alice S. Fisher to the top post in the DOJ's criminal division....
Intel filed an answer in federal court on Thursday to an anti-trust suit brought by rival computer chip maker Advanced Micro Designs (AMD) , denying allegations of anti-competitive...
