WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A former Defense Department official pleaded guilty Thursday in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Army in Seoul, Korea.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington Wednesday rejected a conservative group's attempt to end Democratic filibusters of President Bush's judicial nominees.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. federal judge has struck down 15 of 19 campaign financing rules, saying they defied logic and fostered corruption.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington has outlawed 15 agency regulations interpreting campaign finance law, saying they did not reflect the law's intent.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has ruled that the Washington Redskins can keep their name and logo.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The Washington Redskins' nickname and Indian head logo do not demean American Indians, a federal judge has ruled.

ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A District Court judge ruled Wednesday the Washington Redskins can keep their name and logo.

CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 17 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. reached a $21 million settlement with West Virginia, ending the state's appeal of the software maker's federal antitrust settlement.

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it would hear the appeal in the federal soft-money ban case during a special session in September.