The US House Judiciary Committee approved a draft bill Wednesday that would increase the annual salary of federal judges in an attempt to close the pay gap between the federal judiciary and their colleagues...

The US Defense Department said Wednesday that 15 detainees have been transferred from Guantanamo Bay , bringing the total number of detainees released from the US detention facility to approximately 485. Thirteen detainees were transferred...

Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. et al. v. James Goldstone, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, December 12, 2007 . Read...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was pressured by the White House to lower disclosure requirements for companies storing or emitting 500 or more pounds of toxins, the Government Accountability Office [official...

A US District Court judge Wednesday rejected a lawsuit filed by automobile manufacturers challenging California's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. Auto manufacturers, represented by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers , argued...

CIA Director Michael Hayden appeared before a closed door session of the US House Intelligence Committee Wednesday to testify about the CIA's destruction of videotapes allegedly showing the harsh interrogation of "high...

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over the "lack of judicial guarantees and fair trial procedures" for detainees facing military commission proceedings at...

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday sentenced former Bosnian Serb general Dragomir Milosevic to 33 years in prison after convicting him of war crimes and crimes...

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox told said Wednesday that he intends to propose that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) grant a further one-year grace period to small businesses before requiring that they...

The legal advisor to the Convening Authority for Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay testified before members of Congress Tuesday that evidence gathered from interrogation techniques such as waterboarding may be admissible during military...