The Second Amendment's provisions protecting the right to keep and bear arms apply only to the federal government, not the 50 states and the District of Columbia, lawyers for the nation's capital argued Friday in a written brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. ...more

January 5, 2008

A federal appeals court in Chicago overturned a $156 million jury award against a former Muslim charity once billed as the nation's largest and several other defendants Friday, saying the plaintiffs failed to prove that financial contributions to a Palestinian terrorist group played a direct role in the slaying of an American teenager in Israel. ...more

December 29, 2007

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. lost a bid to have an appeals court reconsider its decision to allow 2 million current and former female workers sue as a group with sex-bias claims. ...more

December 12, 2007

A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out planned federal fuel economy standards for many sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks, ruling that the Bush administration failed to address why those so-called "light trucks" are allowed to pollute more than cars. ...more

November 16, 2007

TAMPA - A federal judge denied a new trial for a former U.S. Special Operations Command official who claimed the military had prevented a defense witness from testifying for him in his trial. ...more

November 14, 2007

Both sides in a closely watched legal battle over the District of Columbia's strict gun-control law are urging the Supreme Court to hear the case. If the justices agree - a step they may announce as early as Tuesday - the Roberts court is likely to find itself back on the front lines of the culture wars with an intensity unmatched even by the cases on abortion and race that defined the court's previous term. ...more

November 12, 2007

The attorney of a former U.S. Special Operations Command official convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud in 2006 filed a motion Thursday night that he hopes will lead to a new trial for his client. ...more

October 27, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson made a strong statement against government intervention in cases like that of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo during a news conference Monday in Tampa. ...more

October 23, 2007

A former U.S. Special Operations Command official is arguing that his conduct was not under the jurisdiction of civilian courts because the conspiracy he was convicted of happened while he was on active duty. ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - A former U.S. Special Operations Command official is arguing that his conduct was not under the jurisdiction of civilian courts because the conspiracy he was convicted of happened while he was on active duty. ...more

October 5, 2007