Several relatives of 104-year-old reclusive heiress Huguette Clark went to court Friday, asking for a guardian to protect her. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.
The retirement of John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court's leading liberal but a justice who also could find conservative allies, will set off an election-year political battle over President Barack Obama's second high court pick.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial, Attorney General Eric Holder says. New York - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - United States - Guantánamo Bay - Associated Press
The Supreme Court rules Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race — but the justices fail to make a decision on another high-profile case.