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A Manhattan judge issued an injunction against the City of New York, halting a ban on sugary drinks touted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg

A federal judge has determined cheerleading cannot be considered a competitive sport at college level.

A shocking scientific discovery was made in California today: Rape victims' bodies can prevent rape. Or so one judge from the state claimed.

R&B singer Chris Brown was given the go-ahead to carry out his European tour after a Los Angeles judge said on Thursday that the entertainer was "in compliance" with probation imposed for his 2009 assault on former girlfriend Rihanna.

As the biggest corruption trial in Brazilian history comes to an end with convictions of once-powerful politicians, at least one hero has emerged from the mess -- the first black member of the country's Supreme Court.

A federal judge blocked Arizona on Friday from applying a new law that bars Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving money through the state to provide medical care because the women's health organization also performs abortions.

Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson postponed Pennsylvania's voter ID requirement on Tuesday. The judge ordered Pennsylvania's officials to not enforce the requirement until after the Nov. 6 presidential elections.

Apple Inc's legal victory on Friday over Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd was crushing but for one key front in its global smartphone and tablet patent war: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Google Inc failed to comply with a court order to disclose the bloggers and other commentators on a patent and copyright case who might have been influenced by payments from the Web company, a judge said on Monday.

A U.S. judge asked that the chief executives of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd speak to each other at least once on the phone before a jury begins deliberating next week in the high-stakes patent trial between the two tech giants.