Chicago Cardinal Francis George said Wednesday that new pope Benedict XVI , will preserve the church law giving bishops broad power to discipline sexually abusive priests. George said he had previously told then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger...
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The UN Human Rights Commission Thursday passed a resolution condemning rights abuses in Sudan. The final text, supported by the US, the EU, other African nations and even Sudan itself, only passed after a compromise was reached...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, April 21.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today. It will begin an executive session at 10:30 AM ET to...
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush, April 21, 2005. Read the full text of the legislation as signed via THOMAS. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
School District of the City of Pontiac et al. v. Spellings, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, April 20, 2005 [suit brought by the National Educational Association and local school districts seeking to force the federal...
Suspected terrorist Babar Ahmad announced Wednesday through his political party that he will run for election to the UK parliament on May 5 from his cell in Woodhill Prison in Buckinghamshire. Ahmad has been indicted...
Robert Parton and Miranda Duncan, two investigators from a special panel appointed by the UN to investigate the United Nations Oil-For-Food program , resigned Wednesday in protest over a March report that they said was too lax...
The Italian Supreme Court Wednesday confirmed a lower court ruling to keep tube-feeding Eluana Englaro, in a vegetative state since a 1992 car accident. The appeal was brought by Englaro's father,...
The Connecticut Senate Wednesday voted 26-8 to approve legislation that would allow civil unions for same-sex couples but specifically defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The Connecticut House...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations , the New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security , saying DHS unlawfully...
