The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Wednesday rejected an appeal of Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black . Convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice in...

The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled Tuesday that four physicians associations do not have standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state law that legalizes midwifery . The Missouri legislature passed the provision...

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai , presidential candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) , Wednesday called for the United Nations and African leaders to lead a settlement process aimed at ending the...

Kennedy v. Louisiana, US Supreme Court, June 25, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported...

Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, US Supreme Court, June 25, 2008 . Read the full text...

A Polish appellate court Tuesday overturned the conviction of one riot police officer found guilty for the shooting deaths of nine coal miners during a 1981 protest, but affirmed the convictions of 14 other officers convicted in relation to...

The US Supreme Court handed down four decisions Wednesday, including Exxon v. Baker , in which the Court ruled 5-3 to reduce a punitive damages award to be paid by...

The Italian Senate , the upper house of the country's parliament, approved public safety legislation Wednesday containing provisions to suspend older trials for nonviolent crimes, including corruption proceedings...

Russian police have committed serious rights abuses against suspected rebel militants from Ingushetia , including abductions, torture, and killings, according to a Wednesday report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) Tuesday announced plans to complete operations a year early and to significantly reduced its budget.  Earlier this year the court announced plans to operate until 2011,...