LONDON, June 15 (UPI) -- The rape conviction rate in Britain may increase now that judges may steer,juries away from certain myths, Solicitor-General Vera Baird told London's The Times.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 10 (UPI) -- Pakistani lawyers, upset over the delay by the new government to reinstate dismissed judges, began a march toward Islamabad to press their demands.

HYDERABAD, Pakistan, March 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani lawyers welcomed the release of superior court judges by the new prime minister by celebrating in the streets rather than appearing in court.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court told seven former federal judges, including two former chief judges, it did not want their views on detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 9 (UPI) -- Indiana's chief justice has approved an 18-month pilot program to allow still and video news cameras in trial courts, the Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- The president of the American Bar Association Friday called for more security to defend the nation's courthouses and even the homes of judges.

LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Three Court of Appeal judges will decide Monday whether the last woman to be hanged in Britain was rightfully sent to the gallows.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Attorney General John Ashcroft has ordered government lawyers to report judges who give out soft sentences.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court heard argument Tuesday on whether a state can prohibit judges candidates from speaking out "on disputed legal or political issues." The case comes out of Minnesota, but at least 38 states elect judges and all would be affected by the out