The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday to strike down a California law making it a criminal offense for individuals to knowingly make false accusations against police officers. The law, which...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling and dismissed a lawsuit brought by parents who were angered by a sex survey given to their students in a...
The European Commission said Thursday that it plans to investigate allegations that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is using a Soviet-era compound in eastern Europe as part of a secret prison system to...
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court has received the first 30 appeals from Jewish families evacuated from Gaza under the Israeli disengagement plan who are complaining about low compensation amounts and delays in payments. The Legal Forum...
The criminal court system in New Orleans still faces an uphill battle as judges and attorneys try to piece together what is left of the 3,000 trials pending before Hurricane Katrina swept through the...
The UN-Afghan Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) said Sunday that the results from the country's September legislative election are being delayed because of investigations into fraud complaints . The final counts were originally supposed...
Federal appellate judges Samuel Alito and Michael Luttig are reportedly at the top of President Bush's list of possible US Supreme Court nominees to replace the withdrawn Harriet Miers as the President reconsiders...
A New York appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling banning New Paltz Mayor Jason West from performing same-sex marriages. The unanimous five-judge panel said West "acted beyond his authority" when...
Spain's National Court Friday upheld arrest warrants for three US soldiers charged with the 2003 killing of Spanish journalist Jose Couso in Iraq. Couso was killed while filming for Spain's Telecinco network from...
Australian terror suspect David Hicks has confirmed his plans to sue the United Kingdom government over its disinclination to grant him British citizenship. Hicks was captured in Afghanistan four years ago and is...
