Johnson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, February 23, 2005 . Excerpt from the majority opinion by Justice O'Connor:The fact that strict...

In a ruling against AT&T Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determined that the company must pay fees associated with its pre-paid calling cards. The fees go to local telephone companies to cover costs to connect the...

A Mexican judge in the Nuevo Leon Wednesday found a man guilty of drunk driving in the nation's first oral and public trial. In June, Nuevo Leon was the first Mexican state to pass...

The Supreme Court of Mexico upheld Wednesday a 30-year statute of limitations and dismissed charges of genocide against ex-president Luis Echeverria . The Court, in a 4-1 vote, held that international...

Prominent Iranian blogger Arash Cigarchi was sentenced to a 14-year prison term Wednesday for publishing critiques of the government on his online blog and in the international press. Cigarchi was charged with aiding and abetting hostile governments and opposition...

In a bipartisan statement released Wednesday, all 50 state legislatures opposed President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act . The statement , issued by the National Conference of State Legislatures , attacked the education program's unconstitutional extension...

AP is reporting that a Florida judge has extended an emergency stay, keeping Terri Schiavo's feeding tube in place until 5 PM Friday.10:05 PM ET - Florida Circuit Judge George Greer extended the emergency stay until 5 PM Friday,...

US District Judge David Hittner denied the Lea Fastow's request for an early prison release Wednesday. Fastow, wife of former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow, pleaded guilty last year to willfully delivering...

In Wednesday's environmental law news, about 500 Canadian cattlemen, mostly from Alberta, have filed 121 claims under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) seeking at least $325 million in compensation for the May 2003 US decision to...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has set aside the 1988 child-molestation conviction of a Nevada man, ruling that the 2004 US Supreme Court decision in Crawford v. Washington limiting...