An appeals court in Santiago dropped homicide and kidnapping charges today against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. The court supported the defense's claim that Judge Juan Guzman acted illegally by indicting Pinochet before questioning him.

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Lawyers for Vice President Al Gore continue to press for hand recounts in some South Florida counties.

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Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will stand trial on charges that he arranged the kidnapping of 19 prisoners who disappeared more than 25 years ago.

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The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday it will not allow television cameras into the courtroom to chronicle the 90-minute oral arguments in George W. Bush's election appeal.

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Software giant Microsoft Corp. Tuesday won a round in its fight to stop the U.S. government from breaking company in two.

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Chile's Supreme Court has stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution. But lawyers say putting the 84-year-old retired general on trial on human rights charges could take years.

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Reactions to the Microsoft decision.

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Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued his final judgment in the antitrust case against Microsoft today. The following is the full text of his judgment.

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A federal court ruled Thursday that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez is too young to be entitled to an asylum hearing, handing an apparent victory to the boy's father, who wants to take him back to Cuba.

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Lawyers for Microsoft Corp. Wednesday presented final arguments against a Justice Department proposal to break the software giant in two.

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