The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an Illinois Supreme Court decision setting aside a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA for its marketing of "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes....
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , 05-1074, a case that addresses whether and when a plaintiff...
The New York State Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the state must spend about $2 billion more per year to provide children in the New York City public school system with "a sound basic...
UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith spoke out Monday against a proposal by Prime Minister Tony Blair to extend the 28-day limit on police detentions of terrorism suspects who have not been charged....
The governors of six of Bolivia's nine states vowed over the weekend to break off relations with President Evo Morales following a move to give Morales' leftist party more power to rewrite the...
Canada's highest-ranking judges took the unusual step Thursday of responding publicly and negatively to a suggestion by Canadian Justice Minister Vic Toews that law enforcement representatives be added to the regional panels that screen candidates for federal...
The Bush administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill appear likely to clash over legislation authorizing domestic surveillance of suspected terrorists when the lame-duck Congress returns to Washington next week. During a Rose Garden appearance following a...
Ballot measures approved in three US states Tuesday will ban smoking in many public places. In Arizona, Nevada and Ohio voters chose more comprehensive measures over less restrictive versions generally favored by the food and beverage...
Ballot measures limiting political campaign contributions and spending failed in two states Tuesday, while measures temporarily barring some former public officials from lobbying succeeded in two other states. Voters in California soundly rejected [Stop Prop 89...
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin promised Monday to extend the scope of anti-vandalism laws following the burnings of some 200 vehicles over the weekend. After an emergency meeting on transportation security,...
