The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the United States Postal Service (USPS) was entitled to immunity in a lawsuit alleging that a postal employee had interfered...
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Millions of Americans have been effectively disenfranchised because of criminal convictions, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center for Justice . The report...
The Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the 1918 killing of Tsar Nicholas II an act of political "repression." The ruling, long sought by the Tsar's descendants, is...
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) released a report Wednesday expressing concern over a proposed UK anti-terror bill which would allow authorities to...
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Merck & Co. in support of state agencies that were harmed by Merck's allegedly deceptive marketing campaign promoting its prescription painkiller Vioxx [JURIST...
Under a new judicial dress code that took effect Wednesday, civil and family judges in the Judiciary of England and Wales will no longer wear wigs during court proceedings. The new dress...
Serbian President Boris Tadic refused to rule out partitioning parts of Kosovo , should other options regarding the resolution of a dispute between Serbia and the newly independent state fail. In an interview with Serbian television...
The trial of former Yugoslav army chief of staff and general Momcilo Perisic , was delayed indefinitely Wednesday as there was a procedural glitch in the naming of judges at the...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to reconsider last term's decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana , holding that Louisiana could not impose the death penalty for the rape of...
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday implemented regulations denying hospitals payment for treating conditions caused by some common medical errors . Those regulations, announced last year,...
