The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case. Read full article > >

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Rep. Spencer Bachus faces insider-trading investigation

The decision by a federal appeals court panel that Proposition 8 violated people’s rights all but ensured that the case would proceed to the United States Supreme Court.

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California Ban on Gay Marriage Is Struck Down

MPs and peers are are urging the government to bring in a law in England and Wales against stalking – as is already the case in Scotland.

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MPs demand law against stalking

The judge at the Stephen Lawrence murder trial is continuing to sum up the case as jurors prepare to retire to consider their verdict at the Old Bailey.

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Lawrence judge continues summary

Beyond the legal questions in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the artist Richard Prince, the case asks if the flow of creative expression, riding a tide of instantly accessible digital images, can be slowed.

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Arts & Leisure: Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation

Police investigating the murder of a man who was shot dead in Paisley say a firearm found in the area may be linked to the case.

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Firearm linked to shooting murder

The judge at the Stephen Lawrence murder trial tells jurors to set any emotion aside in their deliberations, as he begins summing up the case.

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Lawrence jury warned on sympathy

Health protection officials say a further case of E. coli O157 has been linked to an outbreak centred on a Bangor nursery.

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Another E. coli case at nursery

SALT LAKE CITY — Microsoft’s Bill Gates took the witness stand Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit accusing the software maker of duping a competitor prior to its rollout of Windows 95. Gates, wearing a gray suit and a yellow tie, was the first witness to testify as Microsoft lawyers presented their case in the trial that’s been ongoing in federal court in Salt Lake City for about a month. Read full article > >

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Bill Gates testifies in $1 billion antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in Utah

The trial of two men accused of killing Stephen Lawrence has been told there was no written procedure for handling forensic evidence in the case.

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Lawrence forensic probe ‘lacking’

NEW YORK — For proof that life’s unfair, consider the case of Hugh Jackman. The guy’s in the 99th percentile of, like, everything. He’s dashing, rugged, rich, well-mannered, famous, at ease with himself, brimming with positive Aussie energy. He’s a devoted family man, can belt out a show tune, glide through a tap number, embody an action hero, look good in gold lamé. Read full article > >

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Hugh Jackman, back? He IS Broadway

Justin Bieber , the 17-year-old pop star, is in the midst of his first grown-up scandal: A 20-year-old California woman named Mariah Yeater has filed a suit claiming he fathered her 4-month-old son in a brief encounter at an L.A. concert. His denials have only fueled non-stop coverage of the case. So many questions! Read full article > >

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Justin Bieber paternity saga: Your questions answered

The jury ends its first day considering the case against the doctor charged over the death of singer Michael Jackson, and will return on Monday.

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No quick verdict in Murray trial

When an illegal immigrant was accused last year of driving drunk and causing a crash in Prince William County that killed a nun , the case unleashed a wave of anger and became a touchstone for supporters of stricter immigration enforcement. With the murder trial of Carlos Martinelly-Montano set to begin in the county’s Circuit Court on Monday, the political reverberations of the case are still playing out and will probably do so long after the verdict is read. Read full article > >

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Trial in hot-button drunk driving case to start

Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Monday are expected to begin selecting a jury in the trial of Brittany Norwood, a 29-year-old charged with killing her co-worker in an upscale Bethesda yoga shop. Because of extensive media coverage, a pool of about 300 potential jurors are expected to be questioned about their knowledge of the case. A panel of 12 jurors, plus alternates, will be selected for a trial that is expected to last about eight days. Read full article > >

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Lululemon killing trial begins Monday