The US House Resources Committee is considering Wednesday possible changes to the Endangered Species Act , which has been in effect for 32 years. Rep. Richard Pombo has introduced the bipartisan Threatened...

A commission investigating the murder of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze five years ago reported their findings Wednesday, concluding that the slaying was instigated by former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and the current speaker of the Ukrainian...

US Sen. Arlen Specter , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , asked President Bush Wednesday to delay nominating a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor . Specter's announcement came after leading senators...

Attorneys for some Guantanamo Bay detainees asked for access to their clients' medical records Wednesday as they worried that the detainees' eight-week-long hunger strike may be severely harming their clients' health. Lawyers for a...

In trial proceedings in Uzbekistan, Muidin Sobirov confessed Wednesday to his role as a key planner of the bloody demonstrations in the Uzbekistan city of Andijan in May . Sobirov is among the 15 men charged [JURIST...

Sen. Patrick Leahy , ranking Democrat on the US Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that he will support the confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.11:34 AM ET -...

In Wednesday's environmental law news, the European Commission will introduce a package of measures aimed at improving air quality. In July, the Commission shelved its initial air quality plans, which were criticized as being too...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has granted a stay of US District Court Judge Janet Hall's decision to lift the gag order imposed on plaintiffs suing the government over an FBI...

The Australian government said Wednesday it was pleased with the US decision to resume military commission proceedings against Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks in light of a US federal appeals court ruling in...

Iraqi ex-president Saddam Hussein will not be allowed to represent himself at trial, according to new procedural rules adopted by the National Assembly . Under the new rules adopted late last month, the rights of...