Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts

The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee.

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Atlanta judicial leaders declare court 'emergency'

Georgia's biggest court system has warned that a 2010 Fulton County proposal that cuts $53 million from the judicial budget could force them to shut down the courthouse, jeopardize death penalty cases and slash as many as 1,000 jobs.

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Senate confirms controversial judge

The Senate on Thursday confirmed U.S. District Judge David Hamilton for the Chicago-based federal appeals court, approving a nominee targeted by conservatives as a liberal activist.

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Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats

The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.

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Layoffs, trial delays forecast for Alabama courts

More than 20 percent of Alabama's court system employees might have to be laid off and jury trials postponed if its budget is cut as deeply as some have projected, the state's chief justice said.

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Obama's nominees for federal court vacancies

A look at President Barack Obama's nominees to fill federal court vacancies:

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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Obama moving slowly on judges

Eight months into office, President Barack Obama is moving far more slowly than his predecessor to fill federal court vacancies, leaving liberals waiting for the judiciary to tilt to the left.

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In Mexico, challenge of military courts fails

Mexico's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the practice of allowing military courts to judge soldiers involved in crimes against civilians.

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Special courts aim to give veterans second chance

After a high-speed back-and-forth with a driver he says nearly ran him off the road, Army Lt. Andrew Myatt was arrested by police in Illinois and accused of waving a pistol.

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Mental health courts increase despite debate

When the judge calls her name the lady pops up, slipping on her long, red jacket and floppy hat as she approaches the bench.

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Nadal calls for fewer hard courts, reduced season

A day after winning his first Grand Slam on hard courts, Rafael Nadal called on tennis officials to be mindful of the physical toll the hard surface takes on players in an ever expanding schedule.

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Are judges Bush's most lasting imprint?

- It was no accident that the first piece of major legislation the House of Representatives passed last week was a rebuke of one of the two justices President George W. Bush put on the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito.

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Rights group: Iraqi court falls short on fairness

A human rights group said Monday that Iraq's main court fails to meet international fairness standards, saying judges rely on evidence from secret informants and confessions that are probably coerced.

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Homeowner advocacy groups weigh in on bailout

Homeowner advocates weighed in Tuesday on the Wall Street bailout bill, pressing Congress to include bankruptcy court relief for people unable to keep up with their mortgage payments.

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US military: Iraq inmates imposed Islamic justice

For years, extremist Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody held self-styled Islamic courts and tortured or killed inmates who refused to join them, military officials said, disclosing new details about the use of American prisons to recruit for the insurgency.

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Another courtroom victory for religious colleges

A federal appeals court ruling that a Christian university in Colorado can receive state scholarship money is the latest in a string of legal victories for religious schools seeking public dollars.

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Analysis: Court's course in next president's hands

In a campaign dominated by the economy and the Iraq War, the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling Thursday on detainees at Guantanamo marks a forceful reminder that John McCain promises one course and Barack Obama pledges another in picking future justices.

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Detainee ruling triggers scramble among DC judges

A Supreme Court decision granting terrorism suspects the right to challenge their detentions in civilian courts has touched off a scramble at the federal courthouse in Washington.

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Ex-prosecutors embrace courts for terror cases

A federal courtroom may be the proper place to dispense justice in the terrorism case of confessed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two former federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

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Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts

When Peter Braunstein was put on trial last year for a twisted Halloween torture attack, his lawyers used a visual aid to suggest that his actions were the product of mental illness.

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Report Calls Israeli Courts Unfair

Israel's military court system for Palestinian suspects in the West Bank produces almost automatic convictions, an Israeli human rights group charged Sunday.

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Judge Seems Wary of Opening CIA Inquiry

A federal judge appeared reluctant Friday to investigate the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes while the Justice Department is conducting its own inquiry.

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CIA Destroyed Tapes Despite Court Order

Federal courts had prohibited the Bush administration from discarding evidence of detainee torture and abuse months before the CIA destroyed videotapes that revealed some of its harshest interrogation tactics.

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DeLay Says Justices 'Don't Get' Criticism

Republican Rep. Tom DeLay said Tuesday that former and current Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg "don't get it" when they complain about conservative criticism of judges.

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Judge Orders Action on Spying Documents

A federal judge dealt a setback to the Bush administration on its warrantless surveillance program, ordering the Justice Department on Thursday to release documents about the highly classified effort within 20 days or compile a list of what it is withholding.

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"The court concludes that it is in the best interest of (Isabella) that Ms. Jenkins exercise parental rights and responsibilities," the judge said. "This court stated that continued interference by Ms. Miller with the relationship between (Isabella) and Ms.

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I did an entire college paper on automatism in the 80s. It was considered a fairly legitimate, if not radical defense, even then.

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By Walter Brasch It wasn't unusual that Rush Limbaugh went ballistic on his show, Nov. 13. He does that several times a day.

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Arkansas church leader Tony Alamo finally receives sentencing for multiple federal charges, including rape and transporting minors across state lines for illegal purposes.

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The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a casino should have allowed a gambler to play and lose $125,000 in a single night.

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The former director of a Tampa Bay area adoption agency pleaded guilty Monday to bilking adoptive parents out of more than $178,000.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble.

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A Panhandle woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that left two people dead.

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Another guilty verdict for the so called "Stinky Rapist," Jerrod Pass.

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A second corrections officer at the Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman has been indicted on charges that he conspired to kill an inmate by placing him into a locked cell with a prisoner nicknamed "Animal."

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"The details that got to me then and stay with me today involve the swimming pool that was used to kill some of the dogs," Reynolds wrote on her blog.

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ROME – Europe's court of human rights said Tuesday the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms, prompting an angry reaction from the Catholic Church and government officials in Rome.

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Fernando Belmontes was sentenced to death in 1982 for murdering a 19-year-old woman. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned his sentence three times. The case is back yet again before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Jericho residents tell stories that, if, true, paint a picture of a corrupt small town police department.

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Eyewitness News discovered a man that judges say was pretending to be a lawyer and has been working on real cases inside the Orange County courthouse for months.

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The fact that this article states that police profile minorities and discriminate against them and they live in poorer housing and earn less money and have a higher unemployment rate in Canada appears to be a repeat issue of the United States and other countries as governments tu …

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More than a dozen parents and children showed up for a bond hearing this morning in support of a South Florida gymnastics coach accused of molesting one of his students.

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When Kathy Cleaves-Milan's boyfriend brandished a gun and promised to end both of their lives is she left him she knew it was time to involve the police, if not for herself for the sake of her daughter.

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Immigrants are in a lose-lose situation in the courts.

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After more than 14 hours of discussion, the heirs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reached a settlement late Monday that will keep the family from a public jury trial.

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The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a Macomb Township mother who used a kitchen knife to slash the throats of her two young daughters

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An American couple in Wisconsin who prayed rather than seeking medical care for their 11-year-old dying daughter were sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years' probation for second-degree homicide.

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Every year for at least the past eight years, Master Deputy Chris Lucas has taken fifth-graders from Price's Fork Elementary School to the Montgomery County Courthouse to watch what goes on in the courtroom.

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The State Attorney's office will get a copy of George Anthony's testimony before a grand jury, a judge ruled today.

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