Cote-Whitacre v. Department of Public Health, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, March 30, 2006 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Décision n° 2006-535, Loi pour l'égalité des chances, French Constitutional Council, March 30, 2006 [upholding the constitutionality of legislation that includes the First Employment Contract (CPE), a controversial labor law allowing employers to hire workers under 26 for a conditional...

Manfred Nowak , the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture , told reporters Thursday that he is currently investigating allegations raised by the Falun Gong spiritual group , banned by the Chinese government, that thousands of...

US District Judge Emmit G. Sullivan has ruled that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has not provided adequate reasons for failing to more strictly regulate so-called 527 groups , nonprofits named for the tax...

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said that Chile would continue to prosecute human rights abuse cases against those involved in the 1975 Operation Colombo massacre. Bachelet's comments came during the 21st anniversary of...

The French Constitutional Council on Thursday declared that the First Employment Contract (CPE) , a controversial labor law which allows employers to hire workers under 26 for a conditional two-year period at the end of...

A group of 27 Muslim organizations have filed a lawsuit against the two editors from Jyllands-Posten who were responsible for the Danish newspaper's publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad , which last month set...

Terrorism Act 2006, received Royal Assent March 30, 2006. Read the full text of the Act . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Chief Justice Mawlavi Fazel Hadi Shinwari of the Afghanistan Supreme Court on Thursday asserted the independence of the high court in response to criticism from members of Afghanistan's parliament for the release of Abdul Rahman ,...

Omri Sharon, son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon , appealed his nine-month prison sentence on Thursday, apologizing for his actions and arguing that his resignation from the Knesset was punishment enough. Sharon was convicted of...