The External Effects of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Reprioritization Efforts, US Department of Justice, September 2005 [report documenting that the number of criminal investigations conducted by the FBI has almost been cut in half since 2000, due to the...

A Face and a Name: Civilian Victims of Insurgent Groups in Iraq, Human Rights Watch, October 3, 2005 . Excerpt:This report aims...

Leading Monday's states brief, the Georgia Supreme Court today upheld the state's implied consent law , allowing law enforcement to require chemical tests of suspected drunk drivers in certain circumstances. The court ruled that the tests can...

The Austin American-Statesman is reporting that embattled GOP Congressman Tom DeLay, indicted last week on criminal conspiracy charges in connection with improper campaign contributions and forced to temporarily step down as House Majority Leader, has now been...

Former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore has announced that he will run for governor of Alabama in 2006, seeking the Republican nomination against incumbent Governor Bob Riley . Moore gained...

A declassified intergovernmental report obtained by the British newspaper The Independent says that Britain has one of the poorest human rights records in Europe, and that the UK is under investigation for non-compliance with European rights standards. The report,...

The European Court of Human Rights has granted the request of the British government to challenge Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights , widely interpreted as preventing countries from deporting terror suspects to...

In an effort to expand the nation's genetic database, US lawmakers are considering new legislation that would add DNA from thousands of suspected illegal immigrants, terror suspects and others who have been arrested, but not convicted, of...

New York state appeals judge Angela Mazzarelli Monday denied a bail request by two former Tyco International executives, a decision that will keep the men in jail during their appeal process. Former Tyco CEO...

UN chief war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said Monday that Croatia is now fully cooperating with war crimes investigations by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , a key turnaround expected to help...