Pfc. Lynndie England Tuesday apologized for posing for pictures with humiliated Iraqi prisoners, saying that she had been used by her then-boyfriend Spc. Charles Graner [JURIST news archive; after his own conviction in January for abusing...
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In Tuesday's environmental law news, the European Commission has approved a plan to add international airline flights to the European Union's carbon dioxide (CO2) emission trading scheme (ETS) . The ETS...
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that David Hicks , the only Australian held at the US terror suspect detention camp at Guantanamo Bay , will go to trial before a special military commission on November 18, about...
The embattled chief of the New Orleans Police Department resigned his position Tuesday on the same day he announced the establishment of a special tribunal to contend with the nearly 250 New Orleans police officers who went...
Leading Tuesday's states brief, the Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on whether the 1.4% motor vehicle excise tax approved by voters in November 2002 for the financing of Seattle's Monorail Project is illegal....
The Mississippi Legislature convened for a special session Tuesday to begin work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . Gov. Haley Barbour addressed lawmakers at the session and challenged...
The European Commission Tuesday withdrew 68 pieces of pending legislation as part of its initiative to cut back on regulatory restrictions on EU businesses. A review committee led by EU Enterprise and...
White House spokesperson Scott McClellan said Tuesday that President Bush is close to completing the process of picking the next Supreme Court nominee. According to McClellan, the President has met with 50 Senators, including all but one...
The trial of 16 former Parmalat directors and executives, including the company's founder and former chairman Calisto Tanzi , is set to open in Milan Wednesday, nearly two years after massive accounting...
In a televised interview Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated he foresaw no major changes to the Russian Constitution while he was in office. Putin's statement comes after proposed legislation that would...
