Attorneys demand that government hand over documents
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- One day before Martha Stewart is to begin serving her five-month prison sentence, attorneys for the lifestyle maven reiterated her desire to continue with her appeal by demanding that the government hand over documents.
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Federal prosecutors are demanding that the American Civil Liberties Union turn over all copies of a secret document it has obtained, in what is apparently the first time a criminal grand jury subpoena has been used in an attempt to seize leaked material, the ACLU and legal experts said yesterday.
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The Justice Department has acquiesced to Congressional demands to provide more details on the controversial spying program, with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales agreeing to hand over secret documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Five news organizations are asking a judge to unseal documents in the federal prosecution of former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy.
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Using the Freedom of Information Act to get information from the government is like waiting for ketchup to flow from a new bottle. Both often take longer than they are supposed to.
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A South African court allows prosecutors to use documents for a possible new graft case against the ex-deputy leader.
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A federal judge wants a prominent lawyer involved in a Hurricane Katrina insurance case charged with criminal contempt for what he said was circumventing his order to give up documents secretly copied by two whistleblowers.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 17--Attorneys for two death row inmates have moved the death penalty debate from one obscure state agency to another by filing a petition with the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings.
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - About 800 Malaysian lawyers marched on the prime minister's office on Wednesday to demand reforms to the country's judiciary after a scandal erupted over claims of political meddling in the appointment of judges.
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Controversial plan could force file swappers to face criminal charges.
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Lawyers on both sides in the Michael Jackson child-molestation case spent hours Friday poring over file folders seized by sheriff&#39;s deputies from the home of Jackson&#39;s
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Snooping inquiry gets legal The US Senate has issued subpoenas demanding the White House hand over documents relating to its policy of snooping on US citizens without getting warrants or other legal clearance.â¦
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc  and AstraZeneca Plc  said on Sunday Britain's Serious Fraud Office has asked them to hand over confidential documents, following allegations bribes were paid to win contracts in Iraq.
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The Justice Department is urging federal courts to make fundamental changes in access to electronic court files.
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Lawyers representing military detainees at Guantanamo Bay have expressed concern that the government has violated a federal court order by losing or erasing several years' worth of digital video recordings that could shed light on the legality of detainee treatment.
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Fannie Mae (nyse: FNM - news - people ) disclosed Tuesday that prosecutors had asked the company to preserve documents as part of a criminal probe by the US Department of Justice.
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States are rethinking their policy of publishing all court documents -- divorces, medical histories, arrests -- on the web. On one hand is the citizens' right to know how their government operates. On the other is their right to privacy. By Jacob Ogles.