Sen. John McCain moved to shore up his support​ among conservatives by pledging Tuesday to​ nominate strict-constructionist judges to the​ federal bench....

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) -​ Republican presidential candidate John McCain said​ on Tuesday he would appoint judges in the mold of​ conserv...

Head of financial services panel says regulation​ can be imposed on lenders to help homeowners from​ slipping into default but provision on judges​ won&#...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday​ moved toward rejecting a Democratic proposal to​ give bankruptcy judges the power to ease mortgage​ paymen...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday was​ moving toward rejecting a Democratic proposal to​ let judges ease mortgage payment terms for​ distress...

Democrats called on President Bush Friday to​ endorse their housing assistance package that​ would let bankruptcy judges reduce loan amounts​ and interes...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The policy-making group for​ the U.S. federal judiciary said on Tuesday it had​ approved the first set of binding, nationwide​ rul...

Press advocates are decrying a judge's​ decision to impose $5,000-a-day fines on a​ reporter for refusing to disclose her sources for​ stories on th...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers facing a​ possible vote on a free trade pact with Colombia​ need better information about why a highly​ respected C...