The US Senate Rules and Administration Committee has unanimously approved the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 , which incorporates only modest curbs on privately financed trips and earmarks. If the bill is...
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Secretary General's report under Article 52 ECHR on the question of secret detention and transport of detainees suspected of terrorist acts, notably by or at the instigation of foreign agencies, Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, March...
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a 24-hour informed consent abortion law in a unanimous decision, ruling that the law does not violate the Missouri constitution . The law requires doctors to wait 24 hours after...
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Wednesday that she will not immediately lift the state of emergency in the Philippines, rejecting calls that she immediately lift her earlier order. Arroyo...
An Uzbek court sentenced opposition activist Nodira Khidayatova to ten years in prison Wednesday for embezzlement and tax evasion. Khidayatova, a leading member of the Sunshine Uzbekistan Coalition (SUC) , was arrested in December after returning...
A bill banning same-sex marriage passed the Republican-majority Wisconsin State Legislature Tuesday evening and will be presented to voters on the state ballot in November. Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle (D-WI),...
Military commission hearings for two Guantanamo Bay detainees scheduled to begin Wednesday have been delayed, but a third detainee will face a pre-trial hearing as scheduled. Ali Hamza al...
Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, Inc., et al. v. Jeremiah W. Nixon, et al, Supreme Court of Missouri, February 28, 2006 [upholding the state's 24-hour informed consent abortion law on the grounds that it...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that plaintiffs in a patent-tying antitrust action under Section 1 of the Sherman Act must prove that the defendant has market power as part of its affirmative...
The Council of Europe said Wednesday that an investigation into allegations that the US Central Intelligence Agency operated secret prisons in Europe revealed no "smoking gun" evidence that proved the existence of the prisons. COE...
