A three-judge panel of the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals Friday rejected an amicus brief filed by seven retired judges who argued that portions of the new Military Commissions Act [JURIST news...
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An Iraqi judge on the appeals bench of the Iraqi High Tribunal that earlier this week rejected Saddam Hussein's appeal of his November death sentence for crimes...
State-run television in Iran has reported that Iranian Minister of Justice Jamal Karimi-Rad has died in a car accident . While details have been sparse, it is believed that Karimi-Rads son was driving...
The top Iraqi defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein said Friday that US authorities have asked the defense team to pick up Hussein's personal belongings in preparation for a reportedly-imminent transfer of the ousted Iraqi...
Lawyers for Saddam Hussein have reached across the Atlantic in last-ditch legal bids to stop US authorities from handing their client over to Iraqi officials for expected execution . On Wednesday, UK-based Saddam defense lawyer Giovanni di Stefano...
The State of California has decided not to appeal a December 21st decision of the California 1st District Court of Appeal restoring voting rights to approximately 100,000 inmates serving a year or...
The US Department of Justice reported Thursday that incidents of intimate partner violence in the United States have declined in recent years . The study was conducted by the DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics...
Somalia Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi announced Thursday that Somalias parliament will declare 3 months of martial law starting Saturday, in the hope of reestablishing order following the fleeing from Mogadishu of militias seeking to establish Islamic...
US media quoting unnamed US military and intelligence sources reported late Thursday that US authorities in Iraq will physically hand ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein over to Iraqi officials within 36 hours in...
The government of Zimbabwe has arrested at least 16,290 gold panners in the last three weeks in a continuation of its controversial Operation Restore Order , according to a report by Harare's Herald newspaper. Police...
