Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seeks dismissal of drug charges. He argues for head-of-state immunity from prosecution in a U.S. court. Maduro's legal team asserts his actions were official duties. This case tests U.S. courts' application of international law. A hearing on the dismissal effort is scheduled for November 17.

For more than a century, in cases involving defendants ranging from a 19th-century Chicago bank clerk charged with theft to a Central American dictator accused of drug…

La defensa del depuesto presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, tiene hasta este miércoles para pedir inmunidad ante la Justicia de EE.UU.

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seeks dismissal of drug charges. He argues for head-of-state immunity from prosecution in a U.S. court. Maduro's legal team asserts his…