AP is reporting that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto a bill seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in California , according to a spokeswoman. The announcement follows a statement from the Governor's office late Tuesday on initial passage of...

Hurricane Katrina survivors already in financial distress face a second hit if they do not qualify under stricter federal bankrupcty qualifications set to take effect Oct. 17. In addition to logistical difficulties of filing for those...

The Bush administration has asked the US Supreme Court to reject an appeal from a US DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision supporting the administration's use of military commissions to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news...

The US has provided Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad a visa, allowing him to attend the UN World Summit 2005 next week in New York, despite some suspicions that he was part...

A federal judge Wednesday granted bail for former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, allowing him to remain free while he appeals a conviction for his involvement in the $11 billion fraud scandal that led to the collapse of...

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein reportedly admitted to ordering deadly attacks on Kurds in north Iraq, but he argued the attacks were legal because they were made in retribution, an Iraqi Special Tribunal official...

The Management of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme, Independent Inquiry Committee, September 7, 2005. Excerpt (from an accompanying press release): "With respect to the Programme as a whole, the Committee's central conclusion is that the United Nations requires stronger executive...

In Wednesday's environmental law news, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a decision that found a 2010 deadline set by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to...

President Bush paid tribute to the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist during his funeral service at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington Wednesday, saying in a eulogy that he would be remembered for the integrity...

A proposed ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in Massachusetts can move forward after state Attorney General Tom Reilly ruled Wednesday that Article 48 of the state constitution allows voters...