A Michigan appeals court has overturned an involuntary manslaughter conviction because a judge forgot to list “not guilty” as an option on a jury verdict form.
There were apparently just one too many outbursts from Nicklas Frasure for a southeast Idaho judge to tolerate. So he ordered that Frasure, who has a history of mental illness,…
President Obama says he wants to look forward rather than backward in the controversy over harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects—but he’ll also look to his attorney general for a decision…
A federal judge in Chicago has refused a request by the former governor of Illinois to travel to Costa Rica to appear on a reality TV show, suggesting he may…
A Democratic congressman is calling for the impeachment of a federal appeals judge for his Justice Department memos approving harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects.
Ruling on a writ of mandamus seeking to quash a federal judge’s plan to allow a gavel-to-gavel webcast of a hearing in a hard-fought case over music downloading, the Boston-based…
A Washington judge has taken a leave of absence after being charged both criminally and by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct concerning his alleged activities with male prostitutes and…
Both Bruce Springsteen and a New Jersey woman who knows him because they have patronized the same health club deny that the legendary 59-year-old rocker is the “other man” in…
President Obama quietly announced his first choice for a federal appeals seat in a press release, a stark contrast to President Bush’s 2001 Rose Garden ceremony where he announced 11…
The New York attorney general says he will sue a Long Island law firm and has already sued a major process-serving company in the state, contending that they were involved…
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