Law & Society

September 04 2012 5:27 PM

The landmark hearing follows six years of legal battles and tribunals for the four plaintiffs, whose high-profile cases are seen as a polarizing dividing line between British Christians who want to express their faith in the workplace and employers who assert their right to impose dress codes and guidelines for workplace conduct.

August 24 2012 9:46 PM

Jeffrey Johnson returned to the location of his old job at the Hazan Import Corp. in New York, killing former co-worker Steve Ercolino on Friday. Since the shooting, details have emerged about who Johnson was.

August 24 2012 9:53 AM

Two people, including the gunman, were killed, and as many as eight others were wounded in a shooting outside the Empire State Building, at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, on Friday morning, according to the New York Times.

August 20 2012 11:36 AM

Megachains Pizza Hut and Home Depot separately denied claims in court in Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday that they ripped off music by the band The Black Keys in TV spots, reports the Associated Press.

August 14 2012 10:49 AM

The home of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's iconic founder and visionary who died last year at the age of 56, was reportedly burglarized on July 17, but police say they now have a suspect in custody. Tom Flattery, deputy district attorney in Santa Clara County, said that 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin of Alameda broke into Jobs' home on Waverly Street in Palo Alto and stole more than $60,000 worth of "computers and personal items."

August 07 2012 6:18 PM

Jared Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday in Tuscon, Ariz., to the January 2011 shooting rampage that killed six people and seriously wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others.

August 03 2012 11:56 PM

The number of fresh arbitration cases filed with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes last year reached its highest level in four decades, the ICSID said in a report last week.

August 02 2012 4:26 PM

Dr. Lynne Fenton and the rest of the University of Colorado's threat team failed to notify police about their concerns with James Holmes and fell out of contact with him after he dropped out of the school.

July 21 2012 8:39 PM

The alleged shooter in the Aurora, Colo., massacre, James Holmes, has been placed in solitary confinement at Arapahoe County's detention center. The high-profile nature of Holmes' case has naturally attracted the attention of other inmates, some of whom have threatened to kill the suspect.