Federal prosecutors filed a 220-page brief on Wednesday evening with the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals asking the court to uphold the conviction of Martha Stewart. Earlier this month, Stewart's attorneys argued that federal prosecutors improperly suggested that...
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Marwan Barghouti, currently in an Israeli jail for involvement in terrorism, will seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, according to a top official in the ruling Fatah movement speaking Thursday. Barghouti is widely considered to be the most...
US District Judge Paul L. Friedman Wednesday denied a request by John Hinckley Jr. to spend more time away from St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington DC to visit his parents in Williamsburg, VA. Hinckley shot President Reagan and three...
Certified results of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential run-off race, as certified by Ukrainie's Central Electoral Commission, November 24, 2004. View the break-down of votes by candidate here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
Following up stories reported earlier today in JURIST's Paper Chase, government and opposition leaders in the Ukraine spoke openly late Wednesday of the possibility of civil strife as the country's electoral crisis deepened. Outgoing Ukrainian president Leonid Kushma warned...
AP is reporting that Republican Dino Rossi has won the recount in the Washington governor's race, beating Democrat Christine Gregoire by 42 votes.5:35 PM ET - The Washington Secretary of State's office has posted the official recount results, plus...
Updating a continuing story previously reported on JURIST's Paper Chase, Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has called for an "all-Ukraine national strike" after election officials declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of Sunday's presidential election. Yushchenko said he...
Britain's Lord Justice Sedley has recommended in a lecture to Leicester University Law School that the country should establish a national DNA database. Sedley, known for his civil rights beliefs, cited the benefit DNA could further provide in assisting...
A Delaware Chancery Court judge Wednesday ordered an additional hearing in Oracle's case against PeopleSoft, delaying a decision on whether to remove PeopleSoft's anti-takeover provisions in the event of a merger with Oracle. The case was previously argued before...
AP is reporting that the Ukrainian election commission has declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of Sunday's disputed presidential election. Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko had disputed early projections after official tallies diverged from exit polls showing Yushchenko with...
