MacWade, et al. v. Kelly, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, August 4, 2005 . Read the full...

U.S. v. Franklin, et al., United States District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, August 4, 2005 [indictment of former employees of pro-Israel lobby group for allegedly conspiring to receive and disclose classified US defense information over a five-year...

The Togo parliament has unanimously passed a law that will increase prison time and fines for individuals convicted of child trafficking. The law comes in response to a reprimand by US State Department officials [JURIST...

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) Thursday filed a lawsuit claiming that random searches of bags and packages in the New York City subway system are illegal. The...

A US embassy spokesman in Kabul said Thursday that the US will gradually return Afghan prisoners in US custody to Afghan custody once Afghanistan develops the capacity to detain them. The announcement comes after President Bush's meetings in May...

A US Supreme Court spokesman said late Thursday that Chief Justice William Rehnquist had been taken to hospital for evaluation and tests after developing a fever. AP has more. Rehnquist has been suffering from thyroid cancer and has appeared...

Two former employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) were indicted Thursday for allegedly conspiring to receive and disclose classified US defense information over a five-year period dating back to 1999. The indictment indicates...

US Army interrogator Sgt. Selena Salcedo was demoted Thursday after pleading guilty to charges of dereliction of duty and assault of an Afghan prisoner during questioning. The prisoner, Dilawar , was being held at...

Updating an earlier report today on proposals for UN Security Council expansion, China's ambassador to the UN said Thursday that he and new US UN ambassador John Bolton had agreed that their countries would both work to...

Leading Thursday's states brief, two New Jersey Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit today in state Superior Court, seeking an injunction to stop plans by acting Governor Richard J. Codey for a $2.1 billion bond refinance deal that...