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The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that automobile and truck emissions do qualify as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The decision paves the way for new regulations which could have a long-term impact on the automobile industry and electric utilities.

While it rejected the age-discrimination case brought on by Mississippi police officers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that workers can sue employers if the employer's actions have a discriminatory effect and need not prove that the employer actually had the intent to discriminate.

Governments and the private sector are increasing the amounts that they had initially pledged to help with the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

ChevronTexaco Corp., El Paso Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are alleged to have received voucher for oil from Saddam Hussein during the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme. Former programme official Benon Sevan is also under investigation for corruption.

Australian David Hicks pleads not guilty before U.S. military tribunal. His lawyers claim American and international law is being violated by the legal system in place.

The first war crimes tribunal of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base detainees opened with defense attorney Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift challenging the legality of the proceedings and the qualifications of those involved.

The Supreme Court rules that people detained as 'enemy combatants' and terrorism suspects must be given the right to a hearing before a U.S. court. This leaves the over 600 Guantanamo Prison detainees a chance to contest their detention. This ruling is seen as a serious setback to the Bush governnents anti-terrorism policy.

The Defense Department is drafting procedures for trying cases brought forth by Guantanamo Bay detainees in anticipation of the Supreme Court's ruling on whether or not prisoners have the right to challenge their detentions.