A young boy who claimed that Lionel Tate robbed a pizza delivery man at gunpoint in May "took back" his story Wednesday, which could mean freedom again for Tate, once the youngest American to receive...

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, the SEC has announced that its five-member panel will vote again on a controversial rule requiring mutual funds to be overseen by independent chairmen. The announcement comes after a federal...

Leading Wednesday's states brief, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld the state's slot-machine gambling law . While rejecting some parts of the law, the court found that the process used by the legislature to enact the law was constitutional....

A Pentagon report released Wednesday detailed troubling relgious insensitivity at the US Air Force Academy , but found no overt acts of religious discrimination. The Department of Defense investigated the constitutionality of certain religious practices and...

The Peruvian government on Wednesday condemned a Peru Supreme Court decision to drop allegations that former President Alberto Fujimori used forged signatures to register for the 2000 elections. The Peruvian Congress has a list of...

Leading Wednesday's international brief, the South African National Assembly has approved the highly controversial national Children's Bill , nine years after its first introduction. The bill, which will be presented to the National Council of Provinces...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked his government's Justice Minister Wednesday to set aside verdicts by the much-criticized state security courts . Human rights groups have said the courts, set up under Yasser Arafat in...

The Spanish Senate voted 131-119 Wednesday against a bill that would legalize gay marriage. The bill had already passed the lower house of parliament , but faced fierce opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative groups ....

The US House of Representatives Wedneday afternoon approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it a crime to desecrate the American flag by a vote of 286-130 , eight more votes then necessary for the two-thirds...

Fearing damage to historic sites, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called for action against illegal digs and looting in Iraq. Director-general Koichiro Matsuura said archeological sites as well as museums...