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International Criminal Court appeals judges on Wednesday reversed a decision to release the former vice president of Congo from custody, ordering him to stay in jail until he is tried for allegedly commanding a brutal militia. Complete Story...
A decade after NATO airstrikes ended Serbia's bloody crackdown on its rebellious province, Kosovo told the U.N.'s highest court Tuesday its independence is irreversible and warned that any attempt to cancel it could set off a renewed conflict.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected another request by former Qwest Communications International Inc. CEO Joseph Nacchio to review his insider trading conviction.
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Australian investors can use U.S. securities law and American courts to sue an Australia-based bank for fraud.
Lawyers for Merck & Co. told the Supreme Court Monday that investors waited too late and didn't do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drug maker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx.
The Supreme Court is weighing whether owners of beachfront homes in Florida must be compensated because a beach-widening project cost them their exclusive access to the Gulf of Mexico.
A day before the world's highest court begins deliberating the legality of Kosovo's split from Serbia last year, their leaders clashed Monday over the Western-backed statehood that has shaken the Balkans.
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the retrial of a central Pennsylvania man who allegedly murdered his wife and then shot himself in the head, leaving him delusional and a paraplegic.
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a woman who wants to sue the government because air traffic controllers told the pilot of a homemade airplane to continue flying in a thunderstorm before it fatally crashed.
The Supreme Court won't revive a student's lawsuit against a school that punished her for talking about her religion during her high school graduation speech.
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a California death row inmate who was convicted in the gruesome murders of four people in 1983.
The Supreme Court has left in place an $82.6 million award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over.
The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeals court ruling ordering the disclosure of photographs of detainees being abused by their U.S. captors.
For the first time under Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court failed to issue opinions before Thanksgiving in any of the cases that were argued in recent months.
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor asked judges Thursday for permission to investigate Kenya's postelection violence that left more than 1,000 people dead.
Witnesses testifying against two Congolese warlords at the International Criminal Court have been threatened and the court does not have the resources to fully protect them, a senior investigator testified Wednesday.
The White Hall Resort and Entertainment Center shut down its electronic bingo games so the gaming hall operators can determine whether they're in compliance with a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling.
New York's top court ruled Thursday that gay couples legally married elsewhere are entitled to some government benefits, boosting stalled legislative efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (AN'-toh-nihn skuh-LEE'-uh) has said in a speech at Ohio State University the Constitution is best treated as an original document within the context of its historical creation, not as a text subject to modern reinterpretation.
The American war crimes ambassador said Thursday the U.S. is committed to ending impunity for crimes against humanity, in a speech signaling a softening of hostility toward the International Criminal Court.
Electronic bingo operators in Alabama aren't calling off opening celebrations at multimillion-dollar casino venues despite a state Supreme Court decision that raised questions about the future of the popular games.
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a student who complained that high school officials violated her constitutional rights when they turned off her microphone during her religion-tinged graduation speech.
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive.
Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury or fail-proof method for speed dating?
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred during the sentencing phase of his trial.
Courts Tell GOP They Can't Legally Use "Tactics That Have Been Linked to Suppression of Voting by Racial Minorities"The measures, known as "ballot security" programs, were the subject of a lawsuit between the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee that ended with a consent decree in 1982.
Adolescents are Different...Brains Not Fully Formedfor adolescents, just having friends nearby doubles the number of risks they take. We've found that a certain part of the brain is activated by the presence of peers in adolescents, but not in adults. More Articles
Prosecutors lay out Nazi charges against Demjanjuk - USATODAY.comJohn Demjanjuk is heading back to court where prosecutors will lay out their case accusing him of being accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews at the Sobibor death camp.
Hundreds of cops gather to show supportThey came by the busload. More than a hundred police officers from around Connecticut stood outside the Hartford courthouse to show support for a Hartford officer who was shot earlier this month.
Alleged Killer of Abortion Doctor Fights for Necessity Defense Scott Roeder, who has confessed to the fatal shooting of a Kansas abortion provider, is fighting prosecutors' attempts to ban the so-called necessity defense at his trial.
Attorney pulls grenade pin in courtThe Reno County Sheriff's Office is investigating the actions of a defense attorney who pulled out a hand grenade in court this week, pulled the pin and set it on the prosecutor's table.
BBC News - Pet sheep Lucy in legal wrangleThis might more appropriately have been titled "Loosing Sheep". Poor little lamb had to experience a court battle over whose pet it was. Fiction doesn't get better than this.
Judge cancels mortgage debt, blasting the bankersOn this long holiday weekend, I present hope-hope for the judicial..
Ghailanis New York Trial Is Key Test for Other Terror Cases - NYTimes.comAhmed Khalfan Ghailani, suspected of being a Qaeda terrorist, was captured in Pakistan in 2004, held in secret prisons run by the C.I.A. and then moved to the naval base at Guantánamo Bay.
BBC News - Suicide bomb kills 19 in Pakistani city of PeshawarA bomb attack outside a court in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 19 people and injured many others, medics say. The blast on the busy Khyber Road came during rush hour and is the latest in a series in the city in recent weeks.
Showdown over medical marijuana heads to court - San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comMedical marijuana manager goes to trial over allegations of selling pot illegally to undercover police officer...
'Blonde beautician from Essex' wins court battle against homebuilderA "blonde beautician from Essex" has won a High Court battle against one of the country's biggest homebuilders after the firm used the garden of their 600-year-old home to access a building site.
Judge orders Va. man to live in his neglected homeRICHMOND, Va. -- A Richmond man will have to live more than a month in one of his neglected rental houses as punishment for failing to maintain his properties.
Angle scheduled for court todayA hearing regarding the Protection from Abuse order filed against Kurt Angle was scheduled today in Allegheny County, PA.
Man stole car to face judge on auto theft charge The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.
Jeff Hardy scheduled for court todayJeff Hardy is scheduled for a probable cause hearing this morning in Carthage, North Carolina. Following Hardy's arrest in September on drug charges, the hearing will determine if a crime was committed and if Jeff committed it.
Rapist With 10 Bodies At His Ohio Home Denied BondAnthony Sowell appeared in court under tight security. Assistant Prosecutor Brian Murphy called Sowell "an incredibly dangerous threat to the public" and said he could face the death penalty.
Wiccan Employee Files Sexual Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against GoogleAmerican Express was one of these Corporate discriminators as well against several Wiccans. None of those tech workers in Phoenix sued, although they did engage the EEOC. We were given the the authenticated documentation to prove this so it's fact and not fiction!
6 months for 1 finger Kane Kellett's unusual method of raising his right hand to be sworn in earned him a six-month contempt of court sentence in McHenry County Court over the weekend.
Judge OKs Challenge to Patents on Human GenesA federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit can move forward against the Patent and Trademark Office and the research company that was awarded exclusive rights to human genes known to detect early signs of breast and ovarian cancer. More Articles
THE PAPERLESS TRAIL TO THE NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNER'S MANSION: THE VOTING MACHINE DILEMMA By Karen DeSoto In a press release last week, Jon Corzine was quick to point out that you need to vote because "every vote counts".
Jury Awards $850,000 In Louisville Slugger CaseLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Montana jury took a swing at the makers of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat.
Murderer makes headway in suit against hostage A man convicted of murder is now targeting one of his victims again, and he's winning in court. An Oregon inmate who killed one man in 2006 is now suing his former hostage.
2 more judges in Hall of ShameWho are Judges Richard Moses and Janet Sanders?
Ohio Top Court Puts End To Man's Frequent LawsuitsCOLUMBUS -- Ohio's top court has joined a Hamilton County judge to tell a Cincinnati man he can't file any more lawsuits without permission.
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