Bolivian President Evo Morales signed a land redistribution bill Tuesday that he hopes will allow his government to give 77,000 square miles of unproductive land to the country's poor. The president signed the...

A Serbian war crimes suspect will continue boycotting his war crimes trial, despite the urgings of his court-appointed lawyers, who have not had contact with him since Monday. Lawyers for Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj [BBC profile; ICTY...

The trial of six German defendants accused of breaching their fiduciary duties during the takeover of telecom giant Mannesmann came to an end Wednesday, with the defendants agreeing to pay substantial financial settlements in exchange for no...

Lawyers for German national Khalid el-Masri argued Wednesday before the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that his civil case against the CIA for his alleged 2003 extraordinary rendition from...

A judge in the Saddam Hussein trial ejected a defense lawyer from the courtroom Wednesday and ordered a day-long detention after the lawyer repeatedly addressed a prosecutor as "brother." Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa had previously warned...

Flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina may be covered under those insurance policies that do not specifically exclude from coverage damage caused by negligence, according to a federal court opinion handed down Monday. Judge...

An Italian judge held a hearing Wednesday to determine whether Mario Lozano, a US Army Specialist, should stand trial in connection with the death of Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari at an Iraqi checkpoint in March 2005....

A US district judge has declared unconstitutional portions of a 2001 presidential executive order that allowed President Bush "unfettered discretion" to designate organizations as terrorist organizations. In a decision released Tuesday, Judge Audrey Collins...

Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins, Virginia Court of Appeals, November 28, 2006 [ruling that Virginia state courts have a constitutional obligation to defer to the rulings of Vermont courts in a child custody dispute involving two lesbian parteners who had entered into...

American Council of the Blind v. Paulson, US District Court for the District of Columbia, November 28, 2006 [ruling the "the Treasury Department's failure to design and issue paper currency that is readily distinguishable to blind and visually impaired individuals...