Advocates of stringent curbs on greenhouse gas emissions sued the federal government on Wednesday, arguing that key agencies had failed in their duty to protect the earth´s atmosphere as a public trust to be guarded for future generations.
Violent criminals and sex offenders who have been held indefinitely under the German practice of preventive detention, despite having already served their sentences, will now be set free, the country´s top court ruled on Wednesday
Bangladesh´s top court has dismissed a final attempt by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to overturn his sacking from the Grameen Bank he founded.
Criminal barrister and mother of three Felicity Gerry shares advice on combining family and the bar.
Telecoms billionaire settles with former health minister Mary Harney after gaffe at radio station Newstalk.
With no debate, the Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a watered-down bill to curb illegal immigration, an issue that has divided Republicans in the state, pitting pro-business and Hispanic lawmakers against the party´s more populist wing.
Dozens of U.S. fuelling station franchisees are suing a unit of BP Plc and others for $200m, alleging breach of contract related to problems with a payment system they were required to buy.
The trustee in charge of recovering funds for victims of Bernard Madoff asked a bankruptcy judge to allow him to begin payments, 2-1/2 years after the imprisoned swindler´s Ponzi scheme was uncovered.
David Cameron has voiced his concerns that judges are effectively bringing in privacy law by granting super-injunctions.
The government sued Deutsche Bank AG for more than $1bn, accusing the German bank of fraud for repeatedly lying to obtain federal guarantees on mortgages it issued.
Lawyers for Conrad Murray asked for more time, saying they need to consult additional experts in microbiology, pharmacokinetics and possibly even veterinary medicine.
Silvio Berlusconi has claimed he is being "humiliated" by the Italian justice system as he turned up in court for a hearing in one of the four criminal cases he is embroiled in.
This may seem an odd moment to make the claim, but Britain is a country in the grip of a modernising frenzy.
Facebook Inc., the social-networking site, has been sued for not getting permission to display that minors "like" Facebook advertisers´ products.
The settlement ends seven years of litigation over digital video recorder technology.
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a stinging defeat to class-action lawyers today when it reversed a California ruling that invalidated contracts that required consumers to pursue disputes in arbitration instead of litigation.
The killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is engaging some of the thorniest questions of the United States´ post-Sept. 11 campaign against terrorism, including the government´s legal justification for carrying out the targeted killing of suspected terrorists.
A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California on Friday denied a motion by Toyota to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed over the alleged sudden-acceleration defects.
Wilbur Ross´s big bet on the U.S. coal industry seven years ago is finally paying off.
Leaders in the so-called "birther" movement argued their case over President Obama´s U.S. citizenship before a federal appeals court Monday in Southern California, claiming the full birth certificate he released last week had been doctored.
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