The American Civil Liberties Union charged Friday that Georgia had raised the fees for its new controversial voter ID cards without notice to the US Justice Department as required under federal law. The...

New papers by US Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. released by the National Archives Friday indicate that as a young White House lawyer in 1984 he had some doubts over American ratification of the...

The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals , serving Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi from the John Minor Wisdom Courthouse in New Orleans, is moving to temporary quarters in Houston, according to Chief...

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday refused a request by Virginia Attorney General Judy Jagdmann to have the full court rehear a June ruling by a three-judge panel striking down Virginia's...

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will indefinitely extend filing deadlines for businesses in the areas affected by hurricane Katrina. In a press release, the SEC...

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Friday opened an investigation into whether gasoline retailers in the state had participated in illegal profiteering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina . Lockyer said his office would subpoena records...

A Connecticut state judge has refused to approve an arrest warrant for former governor John G. Rowland on ethics charges, and the chief state's attorney said the case was now closed. Christopher Morano...

Leading Friday's states brief, a federal judge will hear arguments next week in Missouri's attempt to prevent the closing of the Air National Guard in St. Louis, with the state arguing that the Pentagon must...

A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday approved a settlement agreement between US Airways and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation over nearly $2.7 billion in claims stemming from the airline's Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Under the approved...

The International Atomic Energy Agency released a report Friday that found Iran had resumed previously suspended nuclear activities, raising the possibility that the issue will be referred to the UN Security...