AP - A federal judge on Friday drastically reduced a nearly $2 million verdict against a Minnesota woman found guilty last year of sharing 24 songs over the Internet, calling the jury's penalty "monstrous and shocking."
A federal judge rules the Defense Department in contempt of court for failing to videotape the testimony of a Gitmo detainee so that the public and the news media could see it. United States Department of Defense. - Defense Department. - Contempt of court
AP - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit aimed at driving classified ads for prostitution off the Craigslist Web site.
Prosecutors dropped one of the 15 cases against a former Alabama judge accused of checking male inmates out of jail and forcing them to engage in sexual activity including padding, officials said.
AP - A federal judge has ruled that a Boston University student violated copyright laws when he swapped music online, paving the way for a jury to begin considering damages Friday.
A civil rights watchdog group wants a judge to reverse a gag order banning a woman from commenting on a child custody case on Facebook.
A judicial council on Thursday admonished the chief judge of the nation's largest federal appeals court for having "sexually explicit photos and videos" on his personal Web site, but decided against any further punishment.
