U.S. Seeking Shift in Law in LayÂs Case
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The Justice Department asked Congress to help it make one more attempt to recover the more than $40 million from Kenneth L. LayÂs estate.
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The legal profession may have a reputation for being conservative, but some US courts are taking a more hi-tech approach.
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Ken Lay&#039;s sudden death on Wednesday  will scuttle U.S. prosecutors bid to seize &#36;43.5 million they  charged the former chief executive earned through illegal acts  at Enron Corp., legal experts said.
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Devastating litigation is strangling the current system, which desperately needs reforms.
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Lawyers for former Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK) chief executive Jeffrey Skilling on Friday asked a federal court to separate his trial from his former boss Ken Lay's on charges linked to the downfall of the energy company.
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Greg Andersonâs legal team will file a motion arguing that the trainerâs confinement has become more of a punishment than a legitimate effort to get him to testify.
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An American jailed in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of terrorist ties may have a right to challenge his detention in an American court if evidence shows he was arrested at the behest of the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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A request to be filed with the U.S. will seek the apprehension of Gonzalo S&#225;nchez de Lozada to face charges over the killing of protesters. But Washington may be in no hurry to comply
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A military defense lawyer asked the Pentagon on Wednesday to move the trial for an alleged bodyguard of Osama bin Laden to the U.S., saying difficult access for witnesses and the media make it impossible to hold it fairly at Guantanamo Bay.
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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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At issue is whether the White House has the power to keep an alleged victim from seeking redress in US courts.
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The Bush administration on Tuesday asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling that could require a redesign of the nation's currency to help the blind.
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The dismissal of charges against a Catholic bishop raises issues from statutes of limitations to a cultural shift.
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Doubts over charges against a US firm underscore concerns about the legal system and foreign investment.
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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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The US Supreme Court Monday will addresses a ruling it handed down three months ago that touched off widespread confusion in the legal arenas.
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In the digital age, there are few black-and-white rules. Rather, we live in an era of gray when it comes to technology and the law.  A federal case that was recently dismissed before it reached trial is the latest example.