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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the state Supreme Court to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office.

As the First Amendment marked its 217th anniversary yesterday, here's a quick look at where our basic freedoms stand starting with a free press: As 2008 ends, most newspapers are shrinking dramatically in ...

With the dawn of the Obama era imminent, conservative figures of yore have begun re-emerging to offer their takes on what the future may hold for America.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday raised hopes that as many as 2,000 plaintiffs could be compensated for health problems they blame on radiation from a Washington state nuclear site instrumental in the Manhattan Project and the Cold War.

The court issued a one-line denial of an appeal by contractors who worked at the Hanford nuclear reservation. The contractors _ E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., General Electric Co. and UNC Nuclear Industries Inc. _ were challenging a lower-court ruling last spring that sided largely with the plaintiffs.

The U.S. Supreme Court breathed new life Monday into a lawsuit filed by former detainees at Guantanamo Bay over alleged torture and abuse of their religious rights.

The US Supreme Court today handed a surprising defeat to tobacco companies counting on it to put an end to lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.

The Supreme Court has turned down another appeal arguing Barack Obama is ineligible to be president because of his citizenship.

The opening of the Phoenix area's light-rail system later this month also marks one of Arizona's biggest public art projects in recent years.

We wrote about Viva Leroy Nash , the character shown below, a few weeks ago. Mainly, we took a hard look at his case because, at 93, he's the oldest man on death row in the United States.

Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2008. There are 19 days left in the year.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument Wednesday on whether failure to fully credit pregnancy leave in pensions might violate early-stage civil rights law.

The United States Supreme Court ruled "the Navy and its leaders -- not federal judges -- should determine how best to defend our nation," Robert H. Thomas and Mark M. Murakami of the Hawaii law firm of Damon ...

A U.S. Supreme Court justice called arguments made in a Tennessee death penalty case this week "utterly irrational," bringing attention once again to the state's recently criticized methods in prosecuting such ...

Sir Mario Owens whose crimes, including killing witnesses, have been detailed in prior posts at this blog, became the third man on Colorado's death row today.

Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2008 with 19 to follow. The moon is full.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider reinstating a roughly $500-million settlement of asbestos-related lawsuits against the Travelers Companies Inc.

Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2008. There are 19 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush was transformed into the president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida's contested election.

On this date:

In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1870, Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives.

Main Category: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 10 Dec 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court is considering reviewing a case that could set new limits on ...

The number of executions in the United States fell to a 14-year low of 37 in 2008 as social concerns about the death penalty and its financial costs rise, the Death Penalty Information Center said on Thursday.