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US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Friday unsealed the indictment of eleven people alleged to have carried out a series of arsons causing millions of dollars in damage in five Western states between...

The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 59-13 on Tuesday in favor of overriding the veto of Gov. Don Carcieri of a bill legalizing the prescription of marijuana to seriously ill patients. The...

Leading Friday's environmental law news, representatives from countries surrounding the Barents Sea have held a meeting in Norway to discuss global warming and the Kyoto Protocol . The Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) consists of representatives from Russia,...

JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross of Cumberland Law School, Samford University, says that while the nomination of Harriet Miers to the US Supreme Court is not without its problems, the selection of close presidential associates for the high court...

Leading Monday's states brief, the Georgia Supreme Court today upheld the state's implied consent law , allowing law enforcement to require chemical tests of suspected drunk drivers in certain circumstances. The court ruled that the tests can...

Leading Friday's states brief, an Alabama Circuit Court judge has overridden a jury's recommendation of life imprisonment, and sentenced Kerry Spencer to death for the murders of three police officers. Under Alabama law, a judge may override...

Leading Monday's states brief, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today that an illegal immigrant, suffering from severe pain and diagnosed with acute leukemia, was entitled to Medicaid because he suffered from an emergency medical condition. The court...

Leading Monday's states brief, opponents of a recently approved Georgia voter identification law are expected to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit this week. The bill calls for voters to have photo identification and was recently...

Public Advocate of the United States , a right-wing group based in Virginia, announced Wednesday that they would become the first conservative group to oppose the nomination of John Roberts to the US...

The Colorado chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that recently-released FBI files support the contention that the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is monitoring peaceful protesters as if they were terrorists ....