Relatives of Terri Schiavo face each other in court Wednesday over the status of Schiavo's artificial life support. On Tuesday, Schiavo's husband Michael was granted the right to proceed with the removal of Terri's feeding tube...

The International Criminal Court announced Tuesday that it will hold a hearing to discuss what action the Prosecutor's Office will be taking in light of its investigation of the abuses committed in the Democratic Republic of the...

A California public interest group filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to invalidate the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) , the $3 billion stem cell research funding institution authorized by California voters last November. The suit filed by...

Britain's House of Commons will vote Wednesday on legislation that will allow the UK to place terror suspects under house arrest without trial. Under the Prevention on Terrorism Bill , which was published Tuesday , terror...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, Feb. 23.The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In...

Iraq: Decades of Suffering, Amnesty International, February 22, 2005 . Excerpt:Women and girls in Iraq live in fear of violence...

United States v. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, Eastern District of Virginia, February 22, 2005 . Read the full text of the indictment . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Smith v. Massachusetts, Supreme Court of the United States, February 22, 2005 . Excerpt from the majority opinion by Justice Scalia:The Double...

Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co., Supreme Court of the United States, February 22, 2005 for purposes of seeking personal injury compensation under the...

President Bush has urged European leaders to reconsider plans to end a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, arguing that it could jeopardize US security guarantees for Taiwan. Bush was expected to press the issue during his visit to the...