The Russian Constitutional Court will now hold its sessions in St. Petersburg, rather than its current Moscow location, after Russia's Federation Council voted 147-2 to approve the authorizing bill. The bill, which was...
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday called for the European constitution to be in place before the 2009 European parliamentary elections. Rasmussen acknowledged that some changes to the...
Over 450 illegal immigrants out of over 750 taken into custody have already been deported by US immigration authorities after a week-long crackdown in five counties in southern California, officials at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official...
UK Home Secretary John Reid, Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer and Attorney General Lord Goldsmith wrote to British judges on Wednesday urging them to limit imposition of prison sentences to only the most dangerous criminals...
The trial of 29 people suspected of involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings will begin on February 15, according to an announcement from the Spanish National Court Tuesday. At least three of the 29 suspects...
UK Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald said Tuesday that there is no "war on terror" in Britain and warned that inappropriate measures driven by fear threaten an accused's right to a fair trial. In a speech...
A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of NHL players against Ted Saskin, head of the National Hockey League Players' Association . Judge Suzanne B....
President Bush pressed for comprehensive immigration reform in his State of Union address Tuesday night, urging US lawmakers to take action to secure US borders, enhance interior and worksite enforcement of immigration laws, create...
City of Farmers Branch, Ordinance 2903, January 22, 2006 [revising a city ordinance requiring apartment renters to show proof of US residency and penalizing landlords who rent to illegal immigrants; the revised ordinance will not require minors and tenants who...
State Farm insurance company reached a settlement Tuesday with hundreds of Mississippi policyholders whose claims were denied after Hurricane Katrina , bringing an end to a trial that began January 9 in the...