A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ruled Monday that environmental groups' lawsuit, challenging the government approval of oil drilling leases granted to the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon...

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled in Fowler v. United States that under a federal witness tampering statute the government must show there was...

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-3 in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting that a controversial Arizona employment law is not preempted by the Immigration...

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 7-2 to dismiss Camreta v. Greene for mootness. The initial issue surrounded the circumstances for a warrant allowing officials to...

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled in United States v. Tinklenberg that time for pretrial motions, regardless of whether they actually delay or are expected to delay the beginning...

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that accused Arizona shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, is not competent to stand trial due to mental illness. Judge Larry Burns for the US District Court for the District of Arizona made the...

Zimbabwe's High Court in Harare on Tuesday ordered the release of six prisoners accused of plotting to overthrow Zimbabwe's president. The former army officers have been in prison since 2007 after being accused of planning to violently topple President...

Serbian authorities have captured Ratko Mladic , it was announced Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the former general colonel and commander of the army of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mladic...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for a peaceful resolution to the escalating conflict in Abyei, the disputed oil-producing region between North and South Sudan. Last week a convoy of...

The Colombian Senate passed a law on Wednesday to compensate citizens who have been victimized by ongoing civil turmoil. The Victims' Law and Land Restitution Law will provide financial compensation and restitution...