Brown v. Payton, Supreme Court of the United States, March 22, 2005 [ruling reversing the Ninth Circuit's decision to order a new trial and holding that testimony regarding defendant's religious conversion may have been considered altogether insignificant for a jury...

City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams, Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Scalia, March 22, 2005 [limiting the liability local governments face in fights over cell phone towers, holding that a small California town does not have to...

Muehler v. Mena, Supreme Court of the United States, March 22, 2005 ....

Gregory Felos, attorney for Michael Schiavo, told reporters late Tuesday afternoon that he had electronically filed two more reply briefs with the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, but he did not know when the court would...

The Justice Department and tobacco industry representatives have begun settlement negotiations in the government's racketeering case against the industry, an anonymous source involved with the case said Tuesday. The two sides have met at least once...

In issuing new mercury emissions regulations last week, the Environmental Protection Agency failed to include conflicting data from a study sponsored by the agency, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. EPA officials emphasized that the mercury...

AP is reporting that UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said that Syria will completely withdraw its military forces from Lebanon. Last week, Annan had demanded a withdraw in accordance with Security Council Resolution 1559 . AP has...

A UK court on Tuesday granted Home Secretary Charles Clarke more time to decide on a US request to extradite three British bankers indicted on fraud charges stemming from the Enron scandal. A court ruled last fall...

The parents of Terri Schiavo have filed a full appeal with the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals , urging the court to act because Schiavo is "fading quickly." The parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, filed an emergency...

Embattled Russian oil company Yukos reported Tuesday that it will drop its appeals for bankruptcy protection in US courts, and instead pursue other options in an attempt to keep the company from breaking...