Court Rebuffs Fisk University
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Fisk University suffered a setback in its efforts to ease its financial problems when a judge rejected its proposal to raise $30 million by sharing its Alfred Stieglitz Collection of modern art with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
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Cockfighting is not a native Hawaiian cultural practice protected by the state constitution, a judge ruled in rejecting a lawsuit filed by two Maui men.
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A federal judge dismissed charges against a New York record store owner on Friday who had been selling unauthorized recordings of concerts, saying a law against boot-legging was unconstitutional.
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By BROCK VERGAKIS  SALT LAKE CITY - 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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The Supreme Court refused Monday to reopen a case challenging the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance and its reference to God in public schools.
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A judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against two Rider University officials in a case involving the drinking death of a fraternity pledge.
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday refused to reinstate a lawsuit against the Minnesota Vikings for the actions of its trainers before the Aug. 1, 2001, death of NFL lineman Korey Stringer.
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Universities may bar military recruiters from their campuses without risking the loss of federal money, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled on Monday.
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Taiwan&#39;s High Court has rejected a challenge to President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s victory in the March presidential election. The court threw out opposition claims the poll was marred
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Missouri lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday over its decision to bar a Ku Klux Klan group from a highway litter cleanup program.
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A federal appeals court Monday prohibited the government from withholding funds from colleges and universities that refuse to cooperate with military recruiters because of the Pentagon's discrimination against gays in the armed forces.
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A Florida law that lets students from failing public schools attend private religious schools at taxpayers' expense is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Monday.
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American judge George Beckstead was rejected in his bid for re-election to the men&#39;s technical committee of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in Antalya, Turkey on Friday.
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Jerrell Powe was denied in his quest to play at Mississippi for the third time Thursday when the NCAA rejected the appeals of the defensive lineman and the school.
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Chief Justice Elliott E. Maynard of the West Virginia Supreme Court disqualified himself  from further participation in a case involving a powerful coal executive.
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A Christian fraternity that refused to adopt the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's nondiscrimination policy sued Wednesday, claiming it was denied official campus recognition.
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Sports promoters failed to overturn an NCAA rule limiting tournament appearances involving Division I basketball teams when an appeals court rejected their antitrust suit Monday.