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Democratic platform focuses on fixing the economy
Democrats approved a party platform at their national convention Tuesday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier ...
Judge: Mass. must pay for killer's sex change
State prison officials must provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder, because it is ...
Plea changes set for 3 in Ohio bridge bomb plot
A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled change-of-plea hearings for three of the four remaining defendants charged with plotting to bomb a highway bridge ...
Judge rules for students in immigrant-tuition suit
Students at Florida's public colleges and universities cannot be charged higher out-of-state tuition simply because their parents are in the U.S.
Weeks before Election Day, early voting kicks off
Heard enough from the presidential candidates? Here's an answer: Vote now and put the election behind you. Early voting in the presidential race ...
Jackson estate, businessman settle copyright case
Michael Jackson's estate and a businessman working with the singer's mother settled a copyright infringement lawsuit for $2.5 million on Tuesday, ...
Dems platform backs gay marriage, abortion rights
Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier ...
Obama's re-election road: Hope and a hard climb
People remember the hope and the history. For him or against him, they picture candidate Barack Obama as the one who stood on stage in a football ...
Settlers evacuated from large West Bank outpost
Israel completed evacuation of a large unauthorized West Bank settlement outpost on Sunday, culminating years of legal wrangling in a case that has ...
Late court decisions may impact 2012 election
Before voters get a say in this year's presidential race, lawyers and judges are having theirs. A series of court battles in several states may ...
Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their ...
Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio
A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to give all voters in the swing state the option of casting ...
What's next for markets? 3 experts weigh in
The dull days are almost over. For the last couple of weeks, markets slipped into a late summer lull, with investors seemingly nodding off in their ...
Court: Monroe's estate can't block photo sales
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Marilyn Monroe's estate is powerless to stop a California company from selling her images without its ...
Feds: Iowa woman's 'loans' cost friends $730,000
Investigators say a $730,000 swindle started with a sweet pitch: an Iowa woman sent friends hand-written notes asking for loans so she could surprise ...
Federal court rejects new Texas voter photo ID law
A Texas law requiring voters to show picture ID at the polls was struck down by a three-judge federal panel, who said the state failed to prove the ...
Mediator assigned to help in 'Pacman' Jones case
The Nevada Supreme Court is enlisting a mediator in an attempt to resolve a former Las Vegas strip club doorman's renewed effort to collect damages ...
Delaware secret court arbitration unconstitutional
A Delaware law allowing Court of Chancery judges to preside over secret arbitration in business disputes is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled ...
Paramount and 'Godfather' author heirs clash in NY
The lawyer for the late creator of "The Godfather" stories told a judge Thursday that Paramount Pictures broke a nearly half-century-old deal with the ...
Sen. Paul says Obamacare is unconstitutional
Tea party favorite Sen. Rand Paul says despite what the Supreme Court says, Obamacare is unconstitutional. The freshman from Kentucky told the GOP ...
Women gets 4 years for stealing Motorola secrets
A federal judge sentenced a Chinese-born American Wednesday to four years in prison for stealing millions of dollars in trade secrets from Motorola, ...
Ukraine's highest court upholds Tymoshenko verdict
Ukraine's highest court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for abuse of office, a case that has strained the ...
Federal court rejects GOP-drawn Texas voting maps
Stadiums and hospitals removed from the districts of black congressional members and country clubs newly drawn into those of white incumbents.
Chile Supreme Court rejects $4.5B power plant
Chile's Supreme Court has rejected plans to build a $4.5 billion coal-fired power plant and port to serve northern Chile's copper mines, ruling that ...
$21M awarded in torture suit against ex-Somali PM
A U.S. judge on Tuesday awarded $21 million to seven people who sued a former prime minister of Somalia now living in Virginia, claiming he tortured ...