The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported on Wednesday that pirate attacks around the globe have doubled in the first half of 2009. The bulk of the upsurge has come from increased activity in the Gulf...
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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday ordered new arguments in the case of convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui . The court is rehearing the case due to the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday dissolved an injunction that had previously barred the enforcement of a controversial abortion notification law in Illinois. Having been the subject of numerous court...
The prosecution in the trial of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo concluded its case on Tuesday after presenting 22 weeks of testimony. The trial, occurring at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, began...
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would prohibit children from being exposed to information on a number of topics, including homosexuality. The parliament overrode the veto of former president Valdas Adamkus, who had rejected...
Hochstrasser, et al. v. Bundesanwaltschaft, Swiss Federal Criminal Court, July 14, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on...
The Spanish National Court on Tuesday dismissed charges against three US soldiers who were accused of being involved in the death of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso . The soldiers allegedly opened fire on a...
The US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday examined the effects of mandatory minimum sentences in advance of consideration of three proposed bills intended to provide more discretion to judges during sentencing. Representatives of the Families...
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday defended her judicial record and emphasized her reliance on precedent when deciding cases in response to confirmation questioning by the US Senate [official...
A federal judge on Monday granted class-action status to approximately 400,000 immigrants from Central America who allege that a separate service fee for immigration applicants violates a federal law . Judge Thelton Henderson of the...
