Judge Refuses to Speed Up Challenge
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A judge has refused to speed up a Republican challenge to the bitterly disputed Washington governor's election, saying an accellerated schedule could lead to chaos.
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A recent federal judge rejected the Justice Department's request to force a defendant to cough up his PGP passphrase. We unsuccessfully asked the agency to elaborate.
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A judge declines to grant an injunction banning a national newspaper story on the cash-for-honours inquiry.
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A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday  refused to throw out a lawsuit against Unocal Corp. over human  rights abuses during the building of a pipeline in Myanmar.
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ach side in the dispute over boxing reality shows claimed vindication yesterday when a California Superior Court judge declined to issue an order blocking the Fox network program from going on the air, but granted an expedited hearing.
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A federal bankruptcy judge in New York yesterday denied Enron Corp.&#39;s request to block a lawsuit by a federal agency seeking to take control of the company&#39;s pension plans.
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The chief justice of the state Supreme Court refused Wednesday to remove himself from a case challenging the results of the presidential election.
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SANTA MARIA - A judge denied two defense motions to dismiss the Michael Jackson child molestation case and also rejected their bid to delay the trial, keeping alive a Jan. 31 trial date.
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A judge Tuesday rejected a defense claim that prosecutors waited too long to announce they would seek the death penalty against serial bombing suspect Eric Rudolph.
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A judge Friday refused to order a new trial to determine whether a severely brain-damaged Terri Schiavo would want to be kept alive artificially.
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday  refused to reconsider its ruling that allowed the U.S.  government to move forward with its death penalty case against  accused Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.
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A judge rejects a bid by Michael Jackson's lawyers to delay or dismiss a child molestation case against him.
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SAN FRANCISCO A San Francisco federal judge presiding over a steroids distribution saga is refusing to toss out the case. But US District Judge Susan Illston ruled that three of the defendants can try to convince
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A judge allowed a court challenge to Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire's excruciatingly close election to go forward Friday, but said even if Republicans win, he cannot order a new vote.
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A judge has rejected a bid by singer Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers to have the child molestation case against him dismissed, or delayed by several weeks.
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A judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case refuses to reduce the singer's $3m (Â£1.67m) bail.
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A federal judge on Monday denied the city's request to limit the amount of damages it owes in the Staten Island ferry crash that killed 11 people and injured dozens of others in 2003.