A slim majority Americans still have a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, but support has declined over the last three years.
The two industries spent a combined $112.9 million on lobbying fees during the first three months of 2012.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief who faced sexual assault charges, failed to convince a New York judge that he has immunity from the civil suit against him from his accuser, Nafissatou Diallo.
Yet another conservative state has rejected personhood legislation, which would outlaw abortion by declaring fertilized embryos have the same rights as living human beings.
Goldcorp Inc, Canada's No. 2 gold miner, said environmental permit approval for its El Morro copper-gold project was suspended by the Supreme Court of Chile.
Fewer undocumented immigrants stopped for traffic violations will face deportation, under newly unveiled changes to a prominent immigration enforcement program.
An Australian court has ordered fast food restaurants chain Kentucky Fried Chicken to pay $8.3 million to the family of an Australian girl who was paralyzed and was left with severe brain damage after eating a twister wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney.
The first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on an Arizona immigration law critics say will lead to racial profiling of Latinos. She didn't lose the plainspoken, blunt tone she is known for.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor is the subject of much scrutiny lately due to her leading role examining the Arizona Immigration Law, titled S.B. 1070. These photos outline her history, from her unique childhood experiences through her meteoric rise to the highest court in the United States justice system.
If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds part of the Arizona immigration enforcement law, it can still be struck down through lawsuits claiming civil rights violations after the law goes into effect.
An extradition hearing has been set for Joran Van Der Sloot, the 24-year-old accused of killing Natalee Holloway, now imprisoned in Peru for an unrelated murder.
An Indiana teacher was fired from a Roman Catholic school after undergoing in vitro fertilization, which the Church strictly shuns, according to the Associated Press. The 31-year-old former educator, Emily Herx, is filing a lawsuit claiming that her termination last June was a result of discrimination. The case could spark serious legal controversy over reproductive rights and religious rights.
More than a third of the $200 million poured into Super PACs this election cycle has flowed from a mere 10 donors, including seven individuals, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity.
She also said that this new dynamic may lead to significant changes with respect to Pakistan?s relationships with the U.S. and India.
Pakistan's Supreme Court Thursday sentenced Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to a symbolic detention for a few seconds after he was found guilty of contempt of court by refusing to reopen the corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer Wednesday were concerned with how Arizona's immigration enforcement law would operate on the ground.
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday showed support for a key component of Arizona's immigration law that requires local police to check the immigration status of those suspected of being in the country illegally.
The high costs and moral implications of applying the death penalty has led five states to repeal their capital punishment laws in the same number of years.
Fundamentally, the case pivots on the relationship between states and the federal government when it comes to enforcing immigration law.
A New York judge on Tuesday rejected an effort by AIG Inc (AIG.N) and other objectors to Bank of America Corp's (BAC.N) proposed $8.5 billion mortgage bond settlement to convert the case to a proceeding that may have widened its scope.
Hospitals would be crushed from the cost of caring for uninsured Americans if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the health care reform mandate, which requires that most people obtain coverage, Moody's Investor Service said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer said if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Arizona immigration law known as S.B. 1070, he will introduce a bill to let Congress block it.
