DKT International, Inc. v. US Agency for International Development, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, February 28, 2007 [ruling that the Bush administration is permitted to deny funding to nonprofit AIDS awareness and advocacy groups that fail...

David Iglesias, former US Attorney for the District of New Mexico , told reporters Wednesday that he received two phone calls in October from federal lawmakers pressuring him to speed up indictments of...

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has rejected a plan by the US military to construct a $100 million courthouse at Guantanamo Bay . The complex proposed last October , would have...

US District Judge Marcia Cooke ruled Wednesday that alleged terrorist Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial, rejecting defense arguments that he often cannot assist his attorneys because he suffers from post-traumatic...

Hawaii legislators have shelved a proposal to create civil unions for same-sex couples, indicating that the state legislature did not have enough votes to pass the law. The state House Judiciary Committee...

US State Department Legal Advisor John Bellinger told reporters in Brussels Wednesday that European investigations into allegations of CIA misconduct in Europe may dampen intelligence sharing efforts between the US and European countries. He also said that...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation , 06-157 , where the court must decide whether taxpayers have standing...

US Department of State Legal Adviser John Bellinger said Wednesday the US will not honor any request by Italy to extradite CIA agents wanted for their alleged role in the February 17, 2003 abduction [JURIST...

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi , who won a confidence vote in the Italian Senate Wednesday after losing a key vote on a foreign policy issue last week, has asked senators to strike down an unfavorable...

The Law Lords , the judicial panel of the UK House of Lords which is Britain's highest court, Wednesday dismissed an appeal by a suspect in the 2004 Madrid bombings contesting his extradition to...