Leading Monday's states brief, opponents of a recently approved Georgia voter identification law are expected to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit this week. The bill calls for voters to have photo identification and was recently...
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested Monday that a change may have to be made to Britain's Human Rights Act in order to allow the deportation of foreign Islamic extremists in the UK to home countries...
Kenya will hold its first-ever national referendum November 21 when voters decide on the country's new constitution , Kenyan officials announced Monday. The draft of the new charter has divided the country over issues...
The Federal Court in Australia ruled Monday that internet music filing sharing service Kazaa violates artists' copyrights by allowing its more than 100 million users to swap pirated digital music files over the internet. While...
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Sunday slammed what he called "goofy laws" for slowing down federal and state response to the disaster that unfolded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast last...
President Bush has said he is nominating US Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. as the next Chief Justice of the United States, succeeding the late Chief Justice Rehnquist. He announced the nomination this morning...
The US Supreme Court announced Sunday evening that the body of late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died Saturday , will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the court on Tuesday, September 6, from 10:30...
Release Regarding the Death of the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, September 3, 2005 . Excerpt:William H. Rehnquist, the 16th Chief Justice of the United States,...
The Washington Post reported Sunday that Bush administration officials sent a draft legal memorandum to Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco just before midnight Friday asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, according to a...
Iraqi government spokesman Laith Kubba Sunday confirmed earlier reports that Saddam Hussein and several associates would face trial before the Iraqi Special Tribunal October 19 for the execution of 143 Shiite residents of...
