The Bush administration has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a legislative ban on late-term "partial birth" abortions, appealing a July ruling by the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis that upheld a...
Prosecutors wrapped up closing arguments Monday in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse case involving Pfc. Lynndie England by describing her as a willing participant in the scandal while defense attorneys portrayed...
In Friday's environmental law news, Alameda County California supervisors have approved a plan that would mandate the shutdown of windmills during the winter migratory bird season. The Altamont Pass has over 5,000 windmills and is located along...
Scotland Yard said Thursday that bombing suspect Hamdi Issac , also known as Hussain Osman, has been charged with attempted murder over the failed 21 July London bomb attacks . Issac was apprehended in Rome...
An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced the last of six Muslim militants accused in the 2004 suicide bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta to 10 years in prison for aiding those who carried out...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission voted 5-0 at a public meeting Wednesday to give small public companies an additional extra year to comply with requirements to file reports on the strength of their internal financial controls...
The office of the New Jersey Attorney General has announced that the state will oversee a county-by-county probe into allegations of election irregularities brought by Republicans. NJ Attorney General Peter Harvey said the...
In Wednesday's environmental law news, the European Commission will introduce a package of measures aimed at improving air quality. In July, the Commission shelved its initial air quality plans, which were criticized as being too...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, Judge Richard Webber of the US District Court of Eastern Missouri has ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to review its health standard for lead pollution...
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reported Monday that pre-trial detention conditions in South Africa "fall short of international guarantees." The report comes after a two-week trip in which group members interviewed detainees in...
