A Milan judge set the date for the final hearing of Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial on Monday, making a verdict possible before elections early next year when the media magnate will seek his fifth term as prime minister.
A lawsuit over alleged illegal wiretapping should not proceed because it would force disclosure of state secrets in the U.S. anti-terrorism effort, an attorney for the U.S. Justice Department argued in court on Friday.
President Barack Obama says federal authorities should not target recreational marijuana use in two Western states that voted to make it legal, given limited government resources and growing public acceptance of the controlled substance.
A New York trial court has thrown out a petition by Morgan Keegan & Co to overturn a securities arbitration ruling made in favor of a professional sports agent.
