Arizona became the first US state to reject an amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman after voters Tuesday narrowly rejected Proposition 107 , which would have amended the Arizona Constitution ...
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A Chilean appeals court Wednesday again stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity, this time in a case involving the 1974 disappearance of a Spanish priest. The priest, Antonio Llido, was arrested by the...
South Dakota voters roundly rejected the so-called Jail 4 Judges ballot initiative Tuesday, meaning the state will not establish a 13-person oversight committee with the power to sanction judges, prosecutors, and...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court order vacating the criminal conviction of the former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay . Lay died of...
A British immigration judge Wednesday adjourned a hearing after a lawyer in his courtroom refused to remove her Muslim niqab despite being ordered to by the judge because he claimed he could not hear her speak. Shabnam...
South Dakota voters Tuesday rejected a controversial law banning most abortions passed by the state legislature earlier this year. With 818 out of 818 precincts reporting Wednesday, the final unofficial results for Referred...
Five senior judges from Shenzhen, China have been arrested and 20 other judges implicated in a crackdown on corruption during the months of June to October, the China Daily reported Wednesday. The raids begun after prosecutors...
Rhode Island on Tuesday granted some convicted felons the right to vote, according to the latest unofficial count of ballots on the state's Question 2 . Question 2 would amend the Rhode Island constitution to grant the...
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that it would review a lower court decision allowing a class action lawsuit filed against the Bush administration's domestic...
New UK legislation pardoning 306 World War I soldiers who were executed for various offenses, including cowardice, sleeping while on duty, striking a superior officer, disobedience and desertion, received final approval Wednesday after the Armed Forces Act [legislative...
