A US judge on Thursday dismissed the bankruptcy case of Russian oil giant Yukos, saying that the matter should be decided in a forum allowing for involvement by the Russian government. Yukos claims that it was the victim of...

Attorneys for Ahmed Omar Abu Ali claim that he should be released from jail pending trial on charges that he plotted to assassinate President Bush and aided the Al-Qaeda terror network because Abu Ali lacks a criminal record and...

A Mississippi judge delayed Thursday the murder trial of a reputed Ku Klux Klansman who is charged with the notorious Mississippi Burning killings of 1964 due to scheduling conflicts and the desire to allow defense attorneys to...

A New York Supreme Court judge dealt a blow to same-sex couples seeking the right to marry on Thursday, upholding the state's stance that the extension of marriage rights is a matter for the state legislature rather than the...

In Thursday's environmental law news, the US meatpackers industry group has filed a complaint in the US District Court of District of Columbia to lift a ban on the import of all cattle from Canada. Documents from...

Senator Arlen Specter , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , said Thursday that the committee will hold confirmation hearings next week for William G. Myers III, nominated by President Bush to the Court of Appeals for...

Connecticut's Joint Committee on the Judiciary has approved a bill that will allow civil unions for same-sex couples. If the bill is approved by the full House and Senate and the governor, Connecticut would...

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, Senator Arlen Specter announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will start an investigation into how criminals were able to gain access to at least 145,000 consumer profiles...

In Thursday's international brief, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe held Wednesday that while voting was constitutionally protected in the country, it was not a "fundamental right." The ruling was made at a hearing for Zimbabweans who are petitioning the...

Two medical clinics have asked the Kansas Supreme Court to intercede in secret investigation by Attorney General Phill Kline seeking medical records of females seeking late-term abortions. Kline wants the records in an attempt to...