US Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer delayed the civil class action fraud case against former Qwest Communications chief executive Joe Nacchio and other former phone company executives until September 30 to eliminate possible interference with a parallel federal...

The UN has formally accused Carina Perelli, head of the UN's Electoral Assistance Division , with harassing her staff. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric did not offer specifics, but it is believed that the accusations stem from a four-month...

A US State Department spokesman warned Wednesday that if the Iraqi constitutional committee seeks a further extension of the deadline for drafting Iraq's constitution , such an extension would likely not be...

NATO General Steven Schook told reporters Wednesday that he believes that allied forces are very close to capturing former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic . Often referred to as one of the world's most wanted men,...

Leading Wednesday's states brief, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled today that faculty at a parochial school cannot join the Michigan Education Association, the state's largest teacher's union, because the legislature did not intend to grant the Michigan Employment...

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, Newsweek is reporting that the New York Stock Exchange may settle with former CEO Richard Grasso for $25 million. The NYSE is attempting to recoup some of the $187 million...

AP is reporting that the American Bar Association has given US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts a "well-qualified" rating, the highest recommendation given by the ABA to judicial nominees. An ABA committee was formed...

Ohio Governor Bob Taft was charged Wednesday with criminal misdemeanors for failing to acknowledge nearly 70 golf outings and other favors. The charges stem from a two-month investigation by a task force of Ohio authorities and come...

The family of Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes, mistakenly killed by police who thought they were pursuing a July 21 London bombing suspect, called Wednesday for a public investigation into the circumstances surrounding the...

Indian law minister H.R. Bharadwaj said Wednesday that the country’s 130 million Muslims must choose whether to abide by fatwas issued by Islamic family courts. The comments came in the wake of a petition filed by lawyer...