Syrian and international human rights groups on Monday urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the hundreds of civilian deaths during protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad . The ICC prosecutor's office indicated it...

Eric Lipkin, payroll manager for Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC, pleaded guilty on Monday to six criminal counts in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York related...

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Monday that a same-sex couple married in Canada can get a divorce in Wyoming. The couple was legally married in Canada in 2008 and began divorce proceedings in Wyoming, where the...

Four former security guards for Blackwater , now known as Xe Services , on Monday filed a petition challenging an appeals court ruling that reinstated a manslaughter case against them. The suit revolves around...

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Martinez v. Regents of the University of California , thereby rejecting a challenge to California's policy of granting in-state tuition for state...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday permitted lawsuits against Chiquita Brand International to move forward. Family members of several thousand victims of paramilitary violence...

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday in Erica P John Fund v. Halliburton that, though a party to a private securities fraud action must demonstrate...

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday in McNeill v. United States that a federal sentencing court must determine whether "an offense under State law" is...

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday in Fox v. Vice that it is improper to award defendants the full amount of attorney's fees incurred while...

A Bahrain court on Monday arraigned 47 doctors and nurses on charges of trying to overthrow the government and participating in illegal demonstrations when they helped treat injured protesters. The doctors and nurses were stationed primarily at...