Court: Gunmakers Not to Blame
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 18 -- The Illinois Supreme Court threw out two lawsuits accusing gunmakers of knowingly letting weapons fall into the hands of gang members and other criminals, in a ruling Thursday that the manufacturers cannot legally be blamed for street violence.
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Defense lawyers described Mr. Snipesâ views on taxes as âkookyâ and âdead wrong,â but said he had not committed a crime.
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Legal gaps and a limited form of immunity granted by the State Department may prevent Blackwater employees involved in a deadly shooting in Iraq from being tried.
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An appeals court upheld the murder convictions of two white men for killing a black woman during 1969 race riots, saying the defendants failed to show they were harmed by the 32-year delay in the case.
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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a ruling in a tax refund case that the transactions under question were a tax avoidance mechanism, and not an investment strategy.
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Police say the only survivor of a shooting that left his wife and three children dead in their sport utility vehicle was questioned and is not a suspect in the attack.
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A gunman who killed four people in two shootings did not send hate mail to a Christian missionary training center where some of the victims were shot, authorities said Friday, backing off from their earlier statements.
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If the Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a handgun, then the District's ban on such arms must be declared unconstitutional, lawyers for the man challenging the "nation's most draconian gun laws" told the Supreme Court yesterday.
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By Lindsey Nair, The Roanoke Times, Va. Dec. 10--At a time of unprecedented scrutiny, Virginia gun dealers look to at least one group for support: gun buyers.
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Â· Forensic scientists dismiss firearms residue discoveryÂ· Research used as basis to launch killer's appeal
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that family members wearing buttons bearing the image of their slain  loved one did not compromise his killer's right to a fair trial.
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Lawyer for Ipswich accused says differences suggest one person did not kill all five women
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A US appeals court ruled Friday that the federal government has no obligation to pay employees of a failed manufacturer &quot;shutdown pensions&quot; that union officials said were promised in a labor contract.
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State psychiatrists have determined that a Silver Spring man who fatally shot his two sons in July should not be tried for the slayings because he was mentally unstable when the crime occurred.
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a lawsuit against a private security company stemming from the slaying of four of its guards by an angry mob in Iraq.
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The Utah Supreme Court on Friday struck down a ban on guns at the University of Utah, saying campus officials cannot adopt a policy that runs counter to state law.
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An appeals court said that evidence at the trial did not justify the guilty verdicts.