US President George W. Bush on Wednesday defended his authorization of the National Security Agency (NSA) warrantless domestic surveillance program in a visit to the agencys headquarters, saying that the work they do is...
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Enron founder Kenneth Lay and ex-CEO Jeffrey Skilling on Wednesday asked the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse its rejection of their motion to change the...
Leading Wednesday's environmental law news, Judge John Suddock of the Alaska Superior Court has ruled that owners of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline have been overcharging in-state refineries for crude oil transport. The ruling upholds a...
The state that was once known as being "For Lovers" has come one step closer to formally banning same-sex marriage. The Virginia Senate Wednesday overwhemingly approved a bill that would allow voters to endorse a constitutional...
The Republican majority in the Georgia legislature has pushed through a revised voter ID bill which would require all voters to show either a driver's license, military ID or state-issued identification card with a photo prior...
In a US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on lobbying reform Wednesday, trade group lobbyists questioned the need for the new ethics reform proposal that would place stricter regulations...
Recent delays in the Saddam Hussein trial have created a "dysfunctional court" that is incapable of conducting a fair hearing, members of Saddam Hussein's legal team, including former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark ,...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the appeal of a Florida death row inmate who is challenging the lethal injection method that is to be used in his execution. Justice Kennedy...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights , the human rights arm of the African Union (AU) , has cited Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo for rights violations in a...
The US Senate Wednesday began a heated debate over the confirmation of US Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito , but Senate Democrats gave no hint of a potential filibuster to block his nomination. Senate Majority Leader...
