Pedestrian Ban Reversed
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A Prince George's County appeals board has voted to overturn a ban on pedestrians on the streets and sidewalks around FedEx Field.
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A court Friday cleared the way for an Indian doctor arrested over failed bomb attacks in Britain to return to Australia when it upheld a previous ruling that the government erred in cancelling his visa.
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British boxer Amir Khan was cleared Tuesday of dangerous driving over an accident last year which left a pedestrian with a broken leg.
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Tony McCoy wins his appeal against a 10-day ban imposed for failing to ride out at Bangor.
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A federal judge yesterday cleared Jermaine O&#39;Neal to return from his suspension and play in the Indiana Pacers&#39; game on Christmas in Indianapolis against the Detroit Pistons - and possibly for good.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5 - A California appeals court upheld on Thursday the state's ban on same-sex marriage, reversing a lower court's judgment against a voter-approved law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
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Limited amounts of the world's most prized caviar will be allowed back on cocktail tables this year after the UN's watchdog on endangered species on Monday lifted a ban on international trade.
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A state appeals court on Tuesday lifted an order that had stopped San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy from being sworn in for a second term.
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The organisers of a Brussels march against Islam say they will appeal after a court backs the mayor's decision not to grant them a permit.
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A proposed law would make it illegal to cross the street in New York while listening to an iPod or other portable device. Discuss. By the Associated Press.
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The District of Columbia's long-standing ban on handguns was overturned Friday by a federal appeals court, which rejected the city's argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies only to militias, not individuals.
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India's Supreme Court lifted a 20-year ban on night viewing of the Taj Mahal, the 17th century white-marble monument to love in the northern city of Agra.
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The European Union has reversed a plan that would have required Britain and Ireland to phase out imperial measurements in favor of the metric system.
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TUCSON, Ariz.  - A federal judge on Wednesday  lifted a block on a controversial Arizona law aimed at  restricting government services for illegal immigrants.
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The Washington Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gay marriage Wednesday, dealing the gay rights movement its second major defeat in less than a month in another liberal-leaning state that had been regarded as a promising battleground.
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TUCSCON, Ariz.  - A federal judge on Wednesday  lifted a block on a controversial Arizona law aimed at  restricting government services for illegal immigrants.
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The Bloomington Police Department is beefing up its corps of civilian volunteers who enforce handicapped-parking regulations - something we advocated on this Opinion page a year ago.  We are glad to see Bloomington taking this action and hope many people sign on to help.