The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill released its full final report on Tuesday, tracing the deeper root causes of the spill and recommending steps to avoid future incidents. The report highlights mistakes made...

China has failed to achieve the goals it set out in its first national human rights plan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) declared in a report released on Tuesday. In its assessment of the government's National Human...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 in Mayo Foundation for Medical Research v. United States that medical residents are not classified as students for the purpose of federal tax exemption. The...

The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against bond insurance company MBIA alleging breach of contract brought by several of the world's largest financial institutions. The lawsuit challenged the break-up...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-1 in Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A. that debtors who apply for Chapter 13 bankruptcy cannot use a car payment as a deduction from their...

The Log Cabin Republicans on Monday urged the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to resume proceedings in their lawsuit against the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy [10 USC § 654...

The trial of anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles began Monday on charges of lying to federal immigration officials that could carry a sentence of up to 60 years in prison. He...

A judge for the 331st Criminal District Court of Texas sentenced former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) to three years in prison and ten years of probation Monday following DeLay's November conviction...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged President Barack Obama make greater efforts to close Guantanamo Bay despite congressional opposition. In the press release, issued on the eve of the facility's ninth...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Matrixx v. Siracusano on a pharmaceutical company's obligation under §10(b) of the Securities Exchange...