The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday denied a petition for review of a 2004 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order preempting state regulation over Voice over Internet...
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal on Wednesday overturned a $1.58 billion 2005 jury verdict awarded to billionaire financier and Revlon chairman Ron Perelman , finding that the plaintiffs...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Roper v. Weaver , 06-313, a case in which the US Court of Appeals for...
The Bush administration on Tuesday indicated it would veto HR 1433 , a bill that would treat the Washington DC as its own Congressional district with voting rights. The policy statement said the...
The upper house of the Jordanian parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that imposes stiff fines for journalists who defame any religion protected under the country's constitution - i.e. Islam, Christianity or Judaism - or "offending...
Ecuador swore in 21 replacement legislators on Tuesday night, thus establishing a quorum for future legislative sessions after the Supreme Electoral Tribunal dismissed 57 of 100 lawmakers in early March. The controversy began...
A Russian judge has ordered imprisoned former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky moved to a detention center in Moscow during an investigation into new embezzlement and money laundering charges , according to one of...
A House Judiciary Committee panel on Wednesday authorized the committee chairman to subpoena former White House Counsel Harriet Miers, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove, former DOJ Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson , who resigned two...
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday upheld an election law prohibiting media outlets from broadcasting final election results in areas where the polls have not yet closed, finding the law a reasonable limit on...
The Supreme Court of Israel should re-organize as an independent body, severing financial and administrative ties with the Israeli Justice Ministry , Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch said in a press conference Wednesday. Beinisch...
