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Appeals Court Resurrects Blackwater Prosecution

WASHINGTON -- An appeals court is resurrecting the case against four Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a 2007 shooting in a Baghdad public square that killed 17 Iraqi citizens. A federal trial judge in Washington, Ricardo Urbina, threw out the case on New Year's Eve 2009 after he found the Justice Department...

Justice Dept. to Sue on Behalf of Teacher for Pilgrimage [VIDEO]

Fight Over Wisconsin Union Law Heads to Court

MADISON, Wis. -- With Republican Gov. Scott Walker's administration insisting a new law eliminating most of state workers' collective bargaining rights had gone into effect and other state and municipal leaders disputing that, many were looking to a Tuesday court hearing for some kind of clarity. The latest over the...

Feds Fault New Orleans Police for Unconstitutional Conduct

NEW ORLEANS -- The Justice Department has found evidence that New Orleans police officers have often used deadly force without justification, have a pattern of making unconstitutional arrests and have engaged in racial profiling. The scathing report released Thursday says the department has long failed to adequately...

Lawsuit Looms on US Syphilis Tests in Guatemala

MIAMI -- Attorneys representing potentially thousands of Guatemalans who were affected by U.S. syphilis experiments decades ago said Tuesday they will sue top federal health officials unless a system is created out of court to settle claims by the victims or their survivors. The legal move comes after revelations last...