Result Page 94 for Court news & latest pictures from ibtimes.com

Supreme Court Upholds Foreign Campaign Contribution Ban

Two foreign citizens who reside legally in the U.S. failed in their attempt to overturn a ban on political spending from non-citizens on free speech grounds.

Gingrich and Romney Super PACs Fuel 2012 Fight

If the current Republican primary has taught us anything, having rich supporters with high incomes has become the difference between first and fifth place. Thank the Supreme Court. Its controversial Citizens United decision has prolonged the shelf life of candidates that once would have been long dead. Ask Newt Gingrich.

Alison Fournier: NY Banker to Sue Over Drunken Sexual Assault in Finland Hotel

Alison Fournier, a New York investment banker, is planning to sue Starwood Hotels chain over a sex assault involving drunken man that entered her hotel room in Finland last year.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez shake hands during his welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas

Ahmadinejad, Chavez Team Up in Venezuela, Defend Nuclear Program

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his four-nation Latin American tour Sunday with a pit stop in Venezuela for a powwow with his ally, President Hugo Chavez, who defended his counterpart by saying Iran is facing U.S. warmongering threats amid tensions over its nuclear program.

More news

Judges to Offenders: Get a Job or Go to Prison

As the amount of people out of work in the country remains elevated, two recent court cases, in which judges specifically ordered criminal offenders to obtain employment in order to avoid harsher sentences, are raising questions among court observers.

Nicole Richie launched her House of Harlow line in 2008 and the following year teamed up with A Pea in the Pod to create a maternity collection.

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Words George Carlin Couldn't Say on TV

The Supreme Court revisits a 34-year-old decision about George Carlin0's infamous Filthy Words monologue that allowed the Federal Communications Commission to start regulating indecency on broadcast programming.

Andaman’s Jarawa Tribes Treated as ‘Circus Ponies’ in Police Presence; Threat From Illegal Tourism Palpable

A recent evidence of police involvement in illegal “human safaris” being carried out by local tour operators in Jarawa reserve, habitat of the primitive tribe, on India’s south Andaman island has caused much uproar among tribal rights groups.

Kingfisher Airlines Seeks Financial Help from Govt: Report

Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines Ltd has told aviation minister Ajit Singh that it will not be able to maintain normal operations without a temporary bank overdraft, the Financial Express newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Hostess May File for Chapter 11 Again: Report

Hostess Brands Inc, a wholesale baker, is again preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Boss of NYC Pickpocket Ring Gets 9 to 18 Years: Security Expert Discusses Tips to Hold on to Your Wallet

Arthur Franklin pleaded guilty in Manhattan criminal court in October to running such an operation that included 15 people in two states. On Monday, he was sentenced to 9 to 18 years

Health Care Law Must Fall With Insurance Mandate: Senate GOP

A group of Republican senators said in a court brief that the Affordable Care Act must be entirely struck down should the individual mandate be deemed unconstitutional.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Jackson.

In Fighting Goliath EPA, Family Gets Support from Corporate Giants

General Electric (GE) and a slew of trade groups for the oil, agriculture and manufacturing industries are supporting a family seeking to challenge Environmental Protection Agency authority.

Snoop Dogg to White House: Legalize Weed

Snoop Dogg wants to convince the White House to legalize pot, and he's got a special strategy all worked out.

Jose Pimentel, 27, is seen in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York

Jose Pimentel Trial: Possible Plea Deal for Lone Wolf Pipe Bomber

Both prosecutors and defense attorneys are in talks for a plea deal for Jose Pimentel, the man accused of planning to pipe bomb attacks on police officers and soldiers.

New Hampshire Primary 2012: Historically Moderate State Nevertheless Has Several Conservative Laws in the Works

Laws in the current legislative session include efforts to alter the teaching of evolution in public schools, requiring that certain laws take their basis from the Magna Carta, and giving the legislature the power to dissolve the Superior and Supreme Courts.

Nigeria on Strike: Fuel Subsidy Protests Paralyze Country

Nigeria is in the midst of a general strike and nationwide protests against the government, which removed a fuel subsidy at the start of the year. Is there a movement and is it growing in strength?

Handout picture shows activists from Forest Rescue posing for a photograph aboard the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Sea Shepherd: Australian Anti-Whaling Activists Detained by Japanese

They are apparently on a hunger strike as well.

Olympus Sues Current President, Ex-Directors

Japan's Olympus Corp has sued its current president and three ex-directors for several million dollars in compensation, sources told Reuters on Monday, as the company seeks to draw a line under one of the nation's worst accounting scandals.

Mahindra Satyam Files Lawsuit against Past Directors, Ex-employees, Auditor

Computer services firm Mahindra Satyam said it had filed a lawsuit against past directors, some ex-employees and former auditor Pricewaterhouse, seeking damages after the company was hit by a fraud in 2009 that became the country's biggest corporate scandal.