The Shiite United Iraqi Alliance won 128 of 275 seats in the Iraqi parliament, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) said Friday when it released final results from the December 15 parliamentary...
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion in federal court seeking to compel Internet search giant Google to comply with a subpoena issued last summer. The subpoena requests that Google...
Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities of the National Security Agency Described by the President, US Department of Justice, January 19, 2006 [white paper saying that the NSA activities are supported by the president's position as Commander in Chief and congressional...
Final Assessment Report, International Mission for Iraqi Elections, January 19, 2006 . Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST's...
The US Justice Department Thursday released a 42-page white paper laying out a legal basis for the domestic surveillance program run by the National Security Agency...
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Thursday there is no immediate plan to release six of eight women detained by US forces in Iraq. His comment and similar ones from US military spokesmen follow statements by Iraq's Justice Ministry...
Nigerias government has announced plans to ban same-sex marriage and any protests urging same-sex unions. Government officials have said the legislation is a preemptive step in light of other nations legalizing same-sex unions...
Leading Thursday's environmental law news, Maine has became the first state in the US to require manufacturers to pay the cost of recycling computer monitors and televisions under a program that began Wednesday pursuant to Maine's...
The International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) released its report on the December 15 parliamentary elections Thursday, endorsing the election results despite finding isolated instances of fraud. The IMIE, a 10-nation oversight group...
US Senate Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced during a speech at the Georgetown University Law Center Thursday that he intends to vote against the nomination of Samuel Alito to...
