RICHMOND, Va., July 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court in Virginia ruled that President George Bush can order the open-ended military detention of civilians arrested in the United States.

CINCINNATI, July 6 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court in Ohio Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping program. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati overturned a lower court decision that found the anti-terrorism program unconstitut

WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- The end of the U.S. Supreme Court's term Monday is fueling speculation about the possible retirement of ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, April 23 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court halted the scheduled Wednesday execution of a Texas killer so a court can hear arguments about whether he is mentally retarded.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, April 15 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court Tuesday halted the execution of a Texas killer two hours before he was scheduled to receive the lethal injection. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a district court to hear arguments that Kenneth Wayne Morris is mentall

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A Texas appeals court Wednesday refused to allow videotaping of jury deliberations in a Houston death penalty trial. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said th

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) --

WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) --

WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) --

WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) --