Court Upholds Pletcher Suspension for Use of Drug on Horse
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ALBANY, N.Y.  -- An appeals court upheld trainer Todd Pletcher's 45-day suspension and $3,000 fine Thursday, dismissing his challenge to the penalties for using an anesthetic on one of his horses too close to a race in 2004.
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After the death of a mare in Manhattan, a call to ban the cityâs famous horse-drawn carriages has sparked a national debate.
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The decision to slaughter a bull revered as sacred by his Hindu caretakers is justified, a British court ruled Monday, overturning a decision by a lower court last week.
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A Montana mother who allowed her   18-month-old baby daughter to inhale from a marijuana water   pipe on several occasions was properly convicted, but should   not have to spend five years in jail, a U.S. appeals court   ruled on Friday.
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In a victory for animal-rights  supporters, a U.S. district court ruled on Wednesday that  members of the U.S. chapter of the Humane Society can sue the  federal government over the way chickens and turkeys are  slaughtered.
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A district court in Jodhpur in Rajasthan on Friday upheld the punishment of five years given to Bollywood actor Salman Khan by a lower court for shooting a chinkara deer in 1998, a lawyer said.
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Thoroughbred breeders in England have been assured that their horses are not in danger after a five-year-old non-Thoroughbred stallion in Newmarket tested positive for equine viral arteritis, a sexually transmitted disease.
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A federal appeals court said Thursday it will reconsider its earlier ruling granting federal investigators use of the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
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ATHENS, Greece - U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards was knocked out of the Olympics for good Tuesday when an arbitration panel upheld her two-year drug suspension, rejecting her arguments that she took a banned stimulant by accident...
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Ashado grabbed the lead in the stretch and got the Breeders&#39; Cup off to a rousing start for trainer Todd Pletcher by winning the $2 million Distaff at Lone Star Park on Saturday.
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New Jersey Supreme Court rules against the possibility of a national class action Vioxx lawsuit.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaughâs medical records were properly seized by investigators seeking information on alleged illegal drug use, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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The Utah Supreme Court on Friday upheld a judge's order that the woman accused of aiding in the 2002 kidnapping of teenager Elizabeth Smart be forcibly medicated for mental illness.
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In a victory for animal-rights   supporters, a U.S. district court ruled on Wednesday that   members of The Humane Society of the United States can sue the   federal government over the way chickens and turkeys are   slaughtered.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25  â A California appeals court declined on Tuesday to reinstate a long-running case against the Walt Disney Company over royalties it paid for its popular Winnie the Pooh character.
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DENVER -- A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate the discrimination lawsuit brought by former US Olympic Committee drug czar Wade Exum.
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The Supreme Court refused Monday to reinstate a Florida law passed to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked to a feeding tube, clearing the way for it to be removed.