Bank of America (BOA) subsidiary Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. on Monday reached a $108 million settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve charges that the subsidiary collected excessive fees from...

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition for certiorari in the case of Pontiac School District v. Duncan, which challenged whether the No Child Left Behind Act [official website; JURIST...

The US Supreme Court on Monday held in Krupski v. Costa Crociere that the appropriate application of "mistake" in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(c)(1)(C) is...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 8-1 in Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee v. Lanning that the "projected disposable income" of a debtor filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy must...

The US Supreme Court on Monday decided 6-3 in Barber v. Thomas to uphold the method used by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for...

Medical personnel present as part of the Bush administration's enhanced interrogations were collecting and analyzing data in order to develop more effective interrogation procedures, according to a report released Monday by the advocacy group Physicians...

The Israeli ambassador to the US rejected the idea of an international inquiry into the Israeli raid on several ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip , during an appearance on FOX News Sunday . The proposal,...

Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland announced Sunday that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have launched an investigation into whether Google violated privacy laws while collecting images for its Street...

An Indian court on Monday convicted seven former employees of US chemical producer Union Carbide on charges relating to the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster . The seven men were convicted of "death by negligence" and...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday announced the creation of a commission to review the cases of all suspected Taliban militants currently being held in custody. Suspects that are being held without sufficient...