Judge Nixes Troop Request to Stay in U.S.
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A soldier who challenged an Army policy requiring him to serve past the date of his enlistment contract must return for duty in Iraq while his lawsuit is under review, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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FORT LEWIS, Washington  - A military judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the court-martial of a U.S. Army officer, who publicly refused to fight in Iraq and criticized the war.
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A US judge has refused to force New York to allow a rally in Central Park after the mayor and protest organisers failed to reach a compromise in negotiations.
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A judge rejected a last-minute plea from anti-war activists who sued the city for a permit to hold a massive rally in Central Park the day before the Republican convention, saying they were too late.
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A court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch attempt to block the extradition of a Dutch citizen charged with terror attacks on American troops in his native Iraq in 2003.
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A judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against five British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi civilian detainees, but said the court-martial will continue against two other servicemen accused of negligently performing their duties.
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A Philippine judge overruled his own government Wednesday and denied a U.S. request for custody of a Marine who is appealing a local rape conviction.
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A National Guard soldier ordered to duty in Iraq is challenging the military's "stop-loss" program and asking a judge to block the military from involuntarily extending his enlistment.
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Foreign secretary rejects proposals for more troops.
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A judge has dismissed charges against a war protester who was arrested during a visit by President Bush last spring.
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Concerned about government secrecy in a terrorism case, a federal judge expressed skepticism Friday at the Bush administration's request to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of a Virginia man held in Saudi Arabia.
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The U.S. military in Iraq has  disciplined 18 soldiers who refused to go out on a transport  convoy they thought was too dangerous, but the reservists will  not face court-martial, a military spokesman said Monday.
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The federal judge who struck down President Bush's warrantless surveillance program turned aside a government request for an indefinite stay Thursday but said the government could have a week to appeal.
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an alleged Nazi death camp guard's challenge to a final deportation order by the nation's chief immigration judge.
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Government attorneys said Monday that U.S. courts have no authority to stop the military from transferring an American citizen to an Iraqi court to face charges he supported terrorists and insurgents.
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A Philippine judge sidelined his government on Wednesday and denied a U.S. request for custody of a Marine who was convicted of raping a Filipino woman last year, while he appeals his case.
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A military judge on Monday dismissed terrorism-related charges against a prisoner charged with killing an American soldier in Afghanistan, in a stunning reversal for the Bush administration's attempts to try Guantanamo detainees in military court.