The New York State Court of Appeals ruled 5-2 Tuesday that an illegal immigrant's status as an undocumented worker does not preclude his ability to recover lost earnings. Illegal immigrant Gorgonio Balbuena was injured at...
US District Judge James Spencer Tuesday denied a US Department of Justice request to hold additional hearings on the impact an impending shutdown of the BlackBerry wireless email network could have on government...
A lawyer representing Zacarias Moussaoui said Tuesday he would seek to compel the testimony of US Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) , recently subpoenaed by the defense as a witness to the extent of...
The US Supreme Court Friday scheduled new oral arguments in a whistleblower free speech case where the Court initially deadlocked 4-4. In Garcetti v. Ceballos , a Los Angeles county prosecutor claimed...
US District Court Judge Marcia Cooke on Thursday upheld a previous district court ruling denying bail for alleged "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla , agreeing with federal prosecutors who say his history of skipping bail makes him a...
The US Senate moved closer towards a long-term renewal of the USA Patriot Act Thursday, easily overcoming a filibuster by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) in a 96-3 vote ....
The Constitutional Court of Thailand , the country's highest court, decided Thursday not to hear a petition to impeach Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , ruling 8-6 that the petition did not clearly state how the...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) seeking to dissuade the committee from calling former Attorney General John Ashcroft and Deputy Attorney General...
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief Kip Hawley told the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday that the controversial Secure Flight Program will be thoroughly audited before the system is considered for use. The program, which would...
Former Argentine police and army officer Ricardo Taddei, wanted by Argentina for allegedly kidnapping and torturing 166 detainees during Argentina's 1976-1983 "dirty war" , was arrested in Spain Thursday. He is expected...
