US State Department Legal Advisor John Bellinger told reporters in Brussels Wednesday that European investigations into allegations of CIA misconduct in Europe may dampen intelligence sharing efforts between the US and European countries. He also said that...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation , 06-157 , where the court must decide whether taxpayers have standing...

US Department of State Legal Adviser John Bellinger said Wednesday the US will not honor any request by Italy to extradite CIA agents wanted for their alleged role in the February 17, 2003 abduction [JURIST...

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi , who won a confidence vote in the Italian Senate Wednesday after losing a key vote on a foreign policy issue last week, has asked senators to strike down an unfavorable...

The Law Lords , the judicial panel of the UK House of Lords which is Britain's highest court, Wednesday dismissed an appeal by a suspect in the 2004 Madrid bombings contesting his extradition to...

US District Judge George B. Daniels on Tuesday approved a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by Holocaust survivors against Italian insurance company Assicurazioni Generali . Under the terms of the...

Two Guantamano Bay detainees petitioned the US Supreme Court Tuesday to expedite its review of the 2006 Military Commissions Act (MCA) , which contains a "court-stripping" provision that prevents federal courts from hearing...

The former general counsel for computer security company McAfee was indicted Tuesday by the Department of Justice for concealing an illegal stock option backdating scheme. The DOJ charged Kent Roberts with six counts of mail...

The FBI has started investigating 10-12 civil rights era suspicious death cases , according to FBI Director Robert Mueller and US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Tuesday. Although officials declined to comment on which...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint Tuesday against the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking the release of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) order that authorized government surveillance of transmissions coming into or...