Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, November 15, 2007 [ruling that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did not adequately consider the environmental impact of proposed fuel economy...

Order in Pending Case L Schwab, Mark D. V. Florida, US Supreme Court, November 15, 2007 . Read the full...

Polish prosecutors have charged six Polish soldiers with murder and violations of the Geneva Conventions in connection with an August 16 incident in Afghanistan in which the soldiers allegedly fired into a crowd of civilians who posed...

A delegation of lawyers from the Iraqi bar association Wednesday hand-delivered a four-page letter to several US lawmakers that criticizes the US government for not devoting adequate financial resources to ensure the rule of law in Iraq, according to...

The retired Supreme Court of Pakistan judge who unsuccessfully challenged General Pervez Musharraf in his recent bid for legislative re-election as president of Pakistan is bringing an application before the current high court challenging its constitutional status to rule...

A US military spokesperson on Wednesday acknowledged that a 238-page operating manual for the US facility at Guantanamo Bay was leaked on the Internet, but said the document is out-of-date and does not reflect current procedures....

Dismissed Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry warned the registrar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a letter Wednesday that any effort by the government to remove him from his official residence in the capital,...

The European Parliament committee on CIA activities in Europe (TDIP) will reopen its investigation into the alleged operation of secret CIA prisons in Europe, two committee members said Wednesday. Giulietto Chiesa and Claudio Fava...

Nations that support the use of the death penalty Wednesday criticized a UN draft resolution to impose a world-wide moratorium on the capital punishment. The UN Human Rights Committee is scheduled...

A Philadelphia judge ruled that Wednesday that Wal-mart Inc. must pay attorney fees and other costs for a class of Wal-Mart employees that had brought suit against the retail giant for denying them payment...