A federal judge Friday rejected a claim by US Air Force Academy graduates that a military chaplain illegally forced Christianity on them . US District Judge James A. Parker dismissed the case because the...

President George W. Bush insisted Friday that the US does not torture prisoners when asked whether he agreed with a comment by Vice President Dick Cheney that a "dunk in the water" is a "no-brainer"...

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday designed to alleviate crowded conditions in California's Los Angeles County jail system . The order from US District Judge Dean D. Pregerson came in response to...

The US Supreme Court agreed to hear four cases Friday, including one where the Court will decide whether the parents of an autistic child must hire a lawyer or whether they can represent themselves...

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005, Parliament of India, taking effect October 27, 2006 ....

Canadian officials are considering whether to deport an American sex offender who reached a plea agreement with a US judge allowing him to serve probation in Canada . Malcolm Watson, a former teacher at a...

The British judge presiding over the trial of 13 men arrested and charged in connection with the alleged terror plot to blow up US-bound jetliners over the Atlantic urged...

A UN human rights investigator expressed concern Friday that the US Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) would lead to lower worldwide standards regarding interrogation techniques and trial procedures for noncitizen detainees. Martin Scheinin [academic...

Chilean federal judge Alejandro Solis ordered the arrest of former dictator Augusto Pinochet Friday on charges in connection with 36 cases of kidnapping, 23 cases of torture and a single case of homicide at...

A new domestic violence law took effect in India Friday, with some women's rights advocates welcoming it and others warning that the landmark legislation would not be adequately enforced. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence...