Cobb v. Thurman, District Court of Appeal, First District, State of Florida, October 27, 2006 [granting state election officials permission to post polling area signs telling voters that ballots cast for resigned Republican Congressman Mark Foley would count as votes...

A two-day referendum on a proposed new Serbian constitution which includes a controversial preamble asserting Serbia's ongoing claim to Kosovo got underway on Saturday, but only a small number of voters turned out in its early stages....

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Friday withdrew a three-year-old lawsuit challenging Section 215 of the Patriot Act . Congressional amendment of the Act in March 2006 was...

The US DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Iraqi-American Mohammed Munaf had to be given ten days to appeal his case to the US Supreme Court and then the high court had to be accorded...

Former White House official David Safavian , convicted in June of lying and obstructing justice in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, received an 18-month prison sentence Friday....

A Florida appeals court overturned a lower court ruling Friday and granted state election officials permission to post polling area signs telling voters that ballots cast for Mark Foley would count as votes for his...

A federal judge Friday rejected a claim by US Air Force Academy graduates that a military chaplain illegally forced Christianity on them . US District Judge James A. Parker dismissed the case because the...

President George W. Bush insisted Friday that the US does not torture prisoners when asked whether he agreed with a comment by Vice President Dick Cheney that a "dunk in the water" is a "no-brainer"...

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday designed to alleviate crowded conditions in California's Los Angeles County jail system . The order from US District Judge Dean D. Pregerson came in response to...

The US Supreme Court agreed to hear four cases Friday, including one where the Court will decide whether the parents of an autistic child must hire a lawyer or whether they can represent themselves...