Alaska v. US, United States Supreme Court, June 6, 2005 . Excerpt from the Opinion by Justice Kennedy:In sum we...

Borders, et al. versus King County, et al., oral decision by Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges, June 6, 2005 [rejecting the Republican challenge to Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire and upholding the 2004 gubernatorial election results that put her...

Spector et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Lines Ltd., United States Supreme Court, June 6, 2005 [ruling that foreign cruise ships in US waters and ports are subject to federal civil rights and disability law, overturning a Fifth Circuit Court of...

Gonzales v. Raich, United States Supreme Court, June 6, 2005 . Excerpt from the Opinion by Justice Stevens:Given the...

Following up a story reported this morning in JURIST's Paper Chase, states have already begun responding to the US Supreme Court's decision to grant Congress the power to criminalize the growth and use of marijuana for personal...

A jury in the US District Court of Central California found Monday that computer giant Microsoft , infringed on a 1994 patent owned by Guatamalan inventor Carlos Amado, and ordered the company to pay $9.9...

Lea Fastow, wife of former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, was released from prison Monday after serving a one year sentence. Fastow, a former assistant treasurer at the Texas corporation, pleaded guilty last...

In some of his most pointed remarks since becoming pontiff in April, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against same-sex marriage , artificial birth control and divorce Monday while speaking to a group at Rome's St....

Former Massachusetts Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas Finneran was indicted Monday on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying about his role in a redistricting plan [Common Cause backgrounder on redistricting...

Lawyers for former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy said Monday he is unwilling to reach a plea bargain with prosecutors and is prepared for a retrial if necessary. Scrushy denies wrongdoing in the $2.7 billion accounting fraud...