Lawyers seek new judge for Arizona boy charged with killing father and other man

New judge sought for Ariz. boy charged in killing

Fla. lawyer suspected of multimillion-dollar fraud sent partners desperate text from overseas

Fla. lawyer suspected of fraud sent desperate text

Radovan Karadzic attends UN court for 1st time since start of his war crimes trial

Karadzic attends UN war crimes court for 1st time

Grenada judge appoints liquidator for newspaper that lost libel case to former prime minister

Liquidator named for Grenada paper in libel case

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotts opening of his genocide trial; judges adjorn

Karadzic boycotts opening of his war crimes trial

Pope appoints Ghanaian cardinal to head Vatican’s justice and peace office

VATICAN CITY — The pope appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to head the Vatican’s justice and peace office Saturday, a high-profile post that cements his reputation as a possible future papal candidate.

Clarence Thomas has a word for fellow Supreme Court justices during oral arguments: Hush!

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Clarence Thomas, the justice long known as the silent member of the Supreme Court, criticized his colleagues Friday for badgering attorneys rather than letting them speak during oral arguments.

Stanford gets sick during court hearing, defense attorney blames it on stress

HOUSTON — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, jailed for allegedly bilking investors out of $7 billion, became ill during a court hearing in Houston and wiped blood away from his mouth.

Tycoon stories and Darwin books get National Book Award nominations

NEW YORK — The subjects of this year’s National Book Award nominees were better known than the authors.

Lawyers in CIA trial in Italy argue for diplomatic immunity for US defendants

MILAN — Lawyers for two high-ranking former CIA operatives in Italy charged in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric argued on Wednesday that their clients should be granted diplomatic immunity.

Prosecutors, defense attorneys debating on when to set trial date in Stanford case

HOUSTON — Prosecutors were asking a federal judge on Wednesday to set a trial date for Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who is in jail accused of bilking investors out of $7 billion.

Federal Judge William Wayne Justice, who reformed Texas prisons and schools, dies at 89

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, who changed the way Texas educated children, treated prisoners and housed its poorest and most vulnerable citizens, has died. He was 89.

Britain’s Iraq inquiry appoints former world court president to advise it on international law

LONDON — Britain’s official inquiry into the war in Iraq has appointed a former president of the International Court of Justice to help advise it on legal issues.

Abdullah campaign: Afghan president trying to undermine election fraud investigations

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s top challenger in disputed elections alleged Tuesday the embattled head of state engineered the resignation of a chief fraud investigator to cast doubt over a process that may force a runoff vote.

Prosecutor calls ex-judge in Alabama ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ who had sex with inmates

MOBILE, Ala. — A prosecutor depicted a former Alabama judge on Friday as a “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” who had sex with jail inmates in return for leniency while claiming to straighten out their lives.

Summary of key events in the life and times of President Barack Obama

WASHINGTON — President Barack Hussein Obama’s long, winding path to the White House was strewn with a mix of personal and social obstacles, victories and defeats, comebacks and come-uppances. A summary of key points in his life, his quest for the presidency and key themes and goals he’s articulated while in the White House:

White House announces 2 nominations to appeals court benches

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he would nominate a pair of Northeastern judges to appeals court positions.

Ex-Ala. judge accused of having sex with male inmates in exchange for sentence leniency

Ex-Ala. judge accused of trading sex for leniency

Justice Sotomayor dances, sings, throws _ and now sits _ as Supreme Court begins its new term

WASHINGTON — Justice David Souter never danced the salsa in public. Justice John Paul Stevens doesn’t sing in karaoke bars. And Chief Justice John Roberts hasn’t thrown out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium.

President Obama’s nominees to fill federal court vacancies

A look at President Barack Obama’s nominees to fill federal court vacancies:

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Obama slower than Bush to nominate judges who could change outcome of cases

WASHINGTON — Eight months into office, President Barack Obama is moving far more slowly than his predecessor to fill federal court vacancies, leaving liberals waiting for the judiciary to tilt to the left.

Obama begins makeover of nation’s most conservative appeals court, venue for many terror cases

RICHMOND, Va. — President Barack Obama has begun reshaping the nation’s most conservative federal appeals court, one that has handled many high-profile terrorism and detainee cases and generally supported the anti-terrorism initiatives of former President George W. Bush.

Nobel glory, $1.4 million check await handful of world’s top scientists

Nobel glory awaits handful of top scientists