The login widget on the home page is broken. I was able to get in by going to mtgox.com/login, which uses a different form (I am in USA).
Confirmed
http://mtgox.com/login works. Phew! Got to panic dump some coins in light of this coinlab news. I could kiss you! Or tip you if you put your bitcoin address in your sig.
I'm worried about them freezing funds in the USA as a result of the lawsuit, though I don't know how likely that is.