The Occupy Wall Street movement has suffered a legal setback that prevents protesters from using an encampment in a New York City park to spread its message. The ruling distinguishes between free speech and the occupation of a park used by the genera...
One day Mel Martin stopped by the chambers of a judge with whom he had lunch appointment. As his friend changed from robe jacket, Martin noticed a shiny black pistol bolstered to the judge's shoulder. The judge was not a firearms enthusiast, so Marti...
Majority Democrats and the Bush administration are assessing a ruling Thursday by a federal court judge who said former White House aides do not enjoy absolute immunity from having to appear before Congress in response to a subpoena. VOA's Dan Robin...
By Steve Herman Islamabad 24 March 2008 Pakistan's deposed chief justice and other ousted high court judges have been freed from house arrest. The move was ordered by the new prime minister. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Islamabad this...
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 07 November 2007 Protests continue in Pakistan against President Pervez Musharraf's state of emergency. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday and Pakistan's deposed chief justice urged la...
By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 10 August 2007 In an unusual move, a judge in Kenya has reopened a case that Kenyan authorities and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded was likely a suicide seven years ago. The case involves an Amer...
By Meredith Buel Washington 03 August 2007 U.S. judge has entered a not guilty plea for a Mexican businessman charged with conspiracy to produce large quantities of the illegal street drug methamphetamine destined for the United States. It is the lat...
Time again for StoryCorps. We have been listening in this oral history project crisscrosses the country. Today the story of the late Wallie Earl Dow. He was a man who often found himself on the wrong side of the law. Time and time again his exploits...
