The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three argued cases Monday, including Uttecht v. Brown where the Court held that federal courts reviewing claims that a juror was improperly...
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Thousands of survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre filed a class action lawsuit against the United Nations and the Netherlands Monday, alleging that both are liable for their failure to protect civilians, many of...
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted the opening of judicial proceedings against him Monday at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) , saying in a letter to the court that his...
British newspapers reported Sunday that incoming Prime Minister Gordon Brown intends to reintroduce tough terrorism measures previously rejected by parliament when he takes office later this month on the departure of current British PM Tony...
Federal authorities arrested three men Saturday and are still searching for a fourth after foiling a terrorist plot to bomb John F. Kennedy International Airport . The complaint charging the four men claims the plot was...
The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday night that prohibits the state from from taking property solely to boost property taxes. The measure, approved by the state Senate last week, reflects a compromise between the state...
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Saturday that he had accepted the resignation of Justice Minister Georgi Petkanov ahead of an expected European Commission report on the country's ongoing...
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Friday announced draft legislation to combat violent crime that would increase penalties, extend the statute of limitations for prosecution, and create separate statutory prohibitions against violent crime by illegal immigrants [JURIST news...
US District Judge Marcia Cooke declined to exclude FBI wiretap evidence from the trial of accused terrorist supporter Jose Padilla Friday, rejecting arguments by defense attorneys that phone conversations that mentioned Osama bin Laden...
US President George W. Bush continued to push for passage of the latest comprehensive immigration reform bill Friday, denying conservative claims that the bill is "amnesty" by insisting it brings consequences for...
