Supreme Court Affirms Ban on Aiding Groups Tied to Terror

The federal law barring “material support” to foreign organizations linked to terrorism had been challenged on free speech grounds by aid groups.

Court Allows New Trial in Hormone Therapy Case

The Supreme Court voted to allow a new trial in the case of a woman who got breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy and is seeking damages against Wyeth.

Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill

Bp makes a change on response efforts.

Drug Maker Agrees to Settle Lawsuit on Price Dispute

AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $103 million to settle United States litigation involving claims that it inflated prices for its Zoladex cancer drug and Pulmicort Respules asthma medicine.

Justice Dept. Will Fight Arizona on Immigration

The move by the Obama administration, a rare federal intervention in state affairs, carries political risks.

The Inflatable Loan Pool

Amid the legal battles between investors who lost money in mortgage securities and the investment banks that sold the stuff, the investment banks appear to be winning many of the early skirmishes.

Where the Times Square Suspect Is Just a Client

Faisal Shahzad is the latest high-profile defendant to be represented by the understaffed office that does battle with the United States attorney.

Judge Dismisses Many Claims in 9/11 Lawsuits

Lawyers for the plaintiffs had complained that the judge was taking too long to rule, and the decision he finally reached did not please them.

Florida: Federal Government Seeks Dismissal of Challenge to Health Law

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by 20 states challenging President Obama’s health care overhaul.

Rhode Island: Government Remains a Plaintiff in Detainee Case

A judge has denied the federal government’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the death of an immigration detainee in Central Falls.

With Criminal Charges, Costs to BP Could Soar

The civil fine alone could be $280 million a day, but criminal penalties could cause the costs to balloon.

Music Publishers Sue the File-Sharing Service LimeWire

The suit comes after a ruling by a federal judge last month that LimeWire was liable for copyright infringement.

Kenneth Feinberg, Top Mediator, to Administer BP Escrow

Kenneth R. Feinberg distributed compensation to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and negotiated other difficult disputes.

Seeking to Balance Beauty and Safety on the Cliff Walk

The Rhode Island Supreme Court cleared the way for a Brooklyn man’s lawsuit over a fall from the Newport Cliff Walk that left him paralyzed.

H.I.V. Test Focus of Domestic Worker’s Suit

Agnes Cybulska filed a lawsuit charging that Dana Hammond, an heiress to the Annenberg family fortune, refused to hire her unless she tested negative for H.I.V.