States brief ~ California Supreme Court allows domestic partner law to stand
Leading Wednesday's states brief, the California Supreme Court has let stand a new law granting registered domestic partners many of the same rights and protections of heterosexual marriages. Without comment, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of...
John Bolton , President Bush's nominee for US ambassador to the UN, appeared Monday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . Senate Democrats largely oppose Bolton, who has been criticized for his statements on the irrelevance of...
A family spokesman says that severely brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo has died.10:02 AM ET - Terri Schiavo's death comes nearly 14 days after removal of her feeding tube. Her death has been confirmed by George Felos, attorney for...
Bush signs Schiavo bill, parents go to court seeking tube reconnection
President Bush early Monday morning signed legislation passed by the US Senate and then the House that would allow the federal courts to review the case of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo [JURIST news...
Schiavo legislation stalls in House, members called back for vote
US House Republicans failed Sunday afternoon to pass legislation that would prolong the life of Terri Schiavo, prompting a call for lawmakers who had just departed for Easter recess to return to Washington for a later vote that could...
Wire services are quoting sources close to the case as saying that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube has been removed at the request of her husband acting on authority of a court order.4:15 PM - At a press conference still...
Confirming earlier US military statements , Iraqi human rights minister Bakhtiar Amin told reporters Thursday that the US will hand over control of Abu Ghraib , and three other prisons west of Baghdad to...
UK music industry claims victory in file-sharing settlements
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said Friday that their first legal battle against Internet file-sharers has been a success. BPI issued their statement after 23 people paid a cumulative sum of £50,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Of...
IAEA chief calls for more cooperation from Iran on nuclear disclosures
Mohamed ElBaradei , Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , called Monday for Iran to be more open and proactive in providing information to the UN nuclear watchdog organization concerning its nuclear programs. His remarks...
New allegations of torture against detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been made at the trial of five former detainees in Morocco . The five Moroccan men, who were released by the US to local...
