Williams says judge rules against co. in Alaska case
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Natural gas company Williams Cos. Inc. (WMB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said a judge recently ruled against it in a case brought by US and Alaskan state regulators.
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By Steve Fry  By Steve Fry  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Six defense attorneys representing former Westar Energy executive Douglas Lake want a federal judge to allow them to withdraw from the criminal case, citing an "unreasonable financial burden" to themselves.
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A woman accused of running a high-end Washington prostitution ring cannot demand documents from ABC News as part of her defense strategy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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A US judge ordered lenders to stop an auction of OAO Yukos Oil Co.&#39;s biggest unit to help cover a $22 billion tax bill. US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark issued a temporary restraining
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President Bush cannot exempt the Navy from environmental laws banning sonar training that opponents argue harms whales, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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A U.S. bankruptcy judge will hear  arguments on Thursday in Russian oil company Yukos' YUKO.MM  request to stop the impending auction of its main production  unit.
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SEATTLE -- A judge has put off a decision on a lawsuit seeking removal of a Ten Commandments monument outside the Everett police headquarters until the Supreme Court rules on two similar cases.
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A second Washington state judge ruled on Tuesday that the state&#39;s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, saying that the administration cannot limit the legal benefits of marriage to heterosexual couples.
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The judge overseeing the $280  billion racketeering case against cigarette makers complained  on Monday that U.S. government lawyers were inundating her with  material from previous cases and said she was considering  setting limits.
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A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial
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The federal judge who struck down President Bush's warrantless surveillance program turned aside a government request for an indefinite stay Thursday but said the government could have a week to appeal.
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An arbitration ruling that ordered Ricky Williams to repay the Miami Dolphins &#36;8.6 million was upheld Tuesday by a federal judge, who rejected arguments that the award disregarded Florida law and was excessive.
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A judge overseeing the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative steroids case ruled against the government, saying the Balco founder and Barry Bondsâs personal trainer can keep the evidence.
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A U.S. district court judge on Saturday upheld a bankruptcy court order temporarily blocking Russian gas monopoly Gazprom from bidding in the auction of Russian oil giant YUKOS' main production subsidiary.
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The U.S. government asked a judge yesterday to dismiss a Falls Church couple's challenge of their son's imprisonment based on reasons and evidence that would be kept secret from the family and the public.
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A judge Tuesday rejected a defense claim that prosecutors waited too long to announce they would seek the death penalty against serial bombing suspect Eric Rudolph.
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A US court  will rule on whether to block the forced auction of Yukos assets on Thursday,  the company says.