President Bush has commended the passing of legislation shielding the firearms industry from civil lawsuits brought by cities, municipalities and victims of gun crimes and says he looks forward to signing the bill into law. The Protection...

Charges of making false statements, obstruction of justice, disclosing classified information and conspiracy are being considered by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald against administration officials in the investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity, lawyers close...

Dr. John Edmondson, chief medical officer at Guantanamo Bay , has denied accusations that feeding tubes are being used to punish detainees. In an affidavit filed in federal court, Edmondson stated that only trained doctors and nurses...

A report, submitted Thursday to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on the results of an independent UN investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri links high-ranking Syrian officials...

Rep. Tom DeLay will appear in an Austin courtroom Friday morning to answer charges that he helped funnel corporate donations to GOP candidates for the Texas Legislature in violation of Texas state law. The appearance...

AP is reporting that Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, a defense lawyer for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants who was kidnapped by 10 masked gunmen Thursday evening in Baghdad, has been found dead, according to a senior Iraqi lawyers'...

State v. Limon, Kansas Supreme Court, October 21, 2005 . Excerpt:We conclude that K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 21-3522 , the Kansas unlawful voluntary sexual relations statute, does not...

Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, October 20, 2005 . Excerpt:We conclude that the District has...

Notice of temporary emergency amendments to sentencing guidelines, United States Sentencing Commission, October 19, 2005 . Read the full text...

Letter from US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers to US Senator and ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy, October 19, 2005 . Read the...