A Russian court began hearing the appeal Wednesday of former Yukos oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky , who is in jail for tax evasion, fraud and embezzlement. In May, Khodorkovsky was found guilty on...

Jane Doe I et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Superior Court of California, September 13, 2005 . Read the full text of the complaint...

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, Washington Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez ruled that former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee can work for Google . The ruling allows Dr. Lee to work for Google...

Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti announced Tuesday that he had filed 34 charges of negligent homicide against the husband and wife co-owners of a nursing home in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans where 34 people drowned...

Workers in six countries filed a class action lawsuit in California Tuesday against retail giant Wal-Mart , alleging illegal sweatshop conditions in the company's toy and clothing factories. The non-US claims cite that the workers...

The UN General Assembly ended its session Tuesday by approving a draft agreement for the UN's 2005 World Summit , scheduled to begin Wednesday in New York. The watered-down agreement reflects consensus on several issues...

Following up on earlier questions about abortion , members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday pressed Chief Justice nominee John Roberts for his views on civil rights, torture, and the use of foreign law...

B'nai Brith Canada officials said Tuesday that they are considering a constitutional challenge to the Ontario ban on rabbinical courts imposed by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty , arguing that the ban may limit freedom of religion....

The US Army said Tuesday that the court-martial of Pfc. Lynndie England will start next Tuesday at Fort Hood . England, accused of abusing prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison ,...

Language Barriers to Justice in California, California Commission on Access to Justice, September 13, 2005 [concluding there is a "dire and unmet need for language assistance" in California civil courts, and arging that many people cannot effectively defend themselves or...