British judges have rejected a UK government proposal that government ministers say would simplify sentencing and increase judicial discretion in dealing with serious criminals, calling it a "kneejerk reaction" to an earlier sentencing scandal over the possibility...

A federal judge Monday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of conspiring to bomb a New York City subway station in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu...

The US Senate Monday unanimously approved lifting a freeze on pay increases for federal judges. The freeze was imposed last month when a bill was passed by Congress to halt yearly cost-of-living raises for...

The voices of Saddam Hussein and his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid , known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali", were heard discussing the use of chemical weapons to kill thousands in audio tapes played...

A.A. v. B.B. and C.C., Ontario Court of Appeal, January 2, 2006 [ruling that a Canadian child can legally have three parents (two mothers and a father), giving the non-biological mother authority to make decisions for the child in the...

A staff attorney with the US Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps who was accused in August 2006 of leaking detainee names while stationed at Guantanamo Bay was ordered Monday to face court-martial...

Illegal immigrants in the US who have been arrested and released within US borders appear to exhibit a markedly high rate of reincarceration, according to a report released by the US Department of Justice on...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in United Haulers Association v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority 05-1345, a case concerning whether a local ordinance would violate...

A defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein has said she intends to sue the Iraqi government for allowing the ousted leader to be taunted moments before his execution and for allegedly allowing his body to be abused...

Moroccan-born Mounir al-Motassadeq , who was found guilty of assisting the Sept. 11 attacks on the US, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison by Germany's Federal Constitutional Court [official website,...