Another Turkish author went on trial Thursday on charges that he "insulted the Turkish identity" in violation of Article 301 of the country's penal code. Ipek Calislar wrote that the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sharply questioned federal officials Wednesday during oral arguments in the case of a Pakistani man who says he was detained because of his race,...
US District Judge Christopher Boyko ruled Wednesday that an Ohio voting rule requiring naturalized citizens to provide proof of citizenship if challenged by poll workers was unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio [advocacy...
Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said Thursday that the Australian government plans to appeal a court decision giving Aborigines native title to land in the city of Perth, saying the ruling could prevent non-indigenous...
Two US Marines charged with the death of an Iraqi civilian in Hamdania pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of murder and kidnapping. Pfc. John Jodka and Cpl. Marshall Magincalda are the first of...
California v. Dunn, Superior Court of California, October 4, 2006 [California Attorney General's criminal complaint charging Patricia Dunn, former Hewlett-Packard chairperson, with the felonies of using false or fraudulent pretenses to obtain confidential information from a public entity, unauthorized access...
ACLU v. NSA, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, October 4, 2006 . Read the full text...
Indian police held the alleged "main brain" behind the 2005 Mumbai train bombings in custody Wednesday after he was captured in the Indian city of Belgaum in Karnataka state. Asif Khan Bashir Khan -...
The Federal Election Commission, has voted to change the way recounts are funded, making them subject to federal election fundraising limits rather than being exempt from those as they have been for nearly 30 years. The new...
Former Hewlett-Packard chairman Patricia Dunn and four others were charged in California Wednesday with criminal offenses related to a corporate spy...