A federal judge has refused to strike down recent amendments to the federal Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act that require photographers and filmmakers -- both professional and amateur -- to maintain records that verify the age and identity of anyone depicted in a sexually explicit film or photograph.
New York Gov. David A. Paterson committed no crimes but showed a lack of judgment when he contacted a woman who had accused one of the governor´s top aides of assaulting her, retired Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye concluded in a report released Wednesday.
Protection previously afforded to thousands of people in divorce proceedings has been removed following a landmark Court of Appeal judgement.
Several US media organisations are reporting court cases in this way, but some UK counterparts have reservations.
A federal judge today halted key provisions of Arizona´s controversial new immigration law, holding that enforcement of the law would likely burden legal resident aliens and interfere with federal policy.
More than 1500 fly-in, fly-out workers being prosecuted over a strike at Woodside Petroleum´s Pluto gas project in Western Australia face fines totalling more than $40 million.
A court in Russia´s Far East has ordered a local Internet provider to block access to five websites including YouTube because extremist materials allegedly were available on them.
A judge ordered a new trial yesterday for a South Carolina man who blamed the antidepressant Zoloft after the then-12-year-old shot his grandparents to death and set their home on fire.
The UN´s former chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said it is his "firm view" that the Iraq war was illegal.
A New York appellate court has overturned a finding that a personal injury lawyer had misappropriated client funds with dishonest or fraudulent intent, citing post-9/11 trauma the attorney blamed for his conduct.
A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in fog and intense rain near this capital city on Wednesday morning, killing all 152 people on board, according to civil aviation and airline officials.
The government´s attack on ´no win no fee´ legal battles may be a bitter pill for lawyers – and claimants.
The California Supreme Court on Monday carved out an exception to a quarter-century-old ruling that banned cities and counties from hiring private counsel to handle public-nuisance suits on a contingency fee basis.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday reached a $23.4 million settlement with General Electric Co. over charges that the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The government has been urged by MPs to appoint a judge to conduct the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in London last year.
Smokers at Vancouver´s parks, beaches and golf courses might be in for an unpleasant surprise as hot weather could mean a smoking ban for the rest of the summer.
An Auckland churchgoer who admitted fraud charges after gambling away $252,510 fellow parishioners thought they had donated for his medical treatment has been jailed for two years three months.
The question: Do we have a right to death?
Former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic will not be extradited to Serbia, a British court ruled Tuesday, setting him free.
A Dutch court has ruled that the state should not stop a 14-year-old girl from sailing around the world alone. With the backing of her parents, Laura Dekker is to be permitted to undertake her two-year voyage.
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