Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti announced Tuesday that he had filed 34 charges of negligent homicide against the husband and wife co-owners of a nursing home in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans where 34 people drowned...
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Workers in six countries filed a class action lawsuit in California Tuesday against retail giant Wal-Mart , alleging illegal sweatshop conditions in the company's toy and clothing factories. The non-US claims cite that the workers...
The UN General Assembly ended its session Tuesday by approving a draft agreement for the UN's 2005 World Summit , scheduled to begin Wednesday in New York. The watered-down agreement reflects consensus on several issues...
Following up on earlier questions about abortion , members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday pressed Chief Justice nominee John Roberts for his views on civil rights, torture, and the use of foreign law...
B'nai Brith Canada officials said Tuesday that they are considering a constitutional challenge to the Ontario ban on rabbinical courts imposed by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty , arguing that the ban may limit freedom of religion....
The US Army said Tuesday that the court-martial of Pfc. Lynndie England will start next Tuesday at Fort Hood . England, accused of abusing prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison ,...
Language Barriers to Justice in California, California Commission on Access to Justice, September 13, 2005 [concluding there is a "dire and unmet need for language assistance" in California civil courts, and arging that many people cannot effectively defend themselves or...
Leading Tuesday's states brief, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division heard oral arguments today on whether the court should uphold a lower court ruling that found the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional . Attorneys for...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other leaders Tuesday called on Palestinians to halt looting and restore order following Israel's withdrawal earlier this week from the formerly occupied Gaza Strip . Celebrations and...
A US probe into allegations of abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay reported that distrust between military police and investigators led to problems at the prison facility, according to new documents obtained by the Associated Press...
