The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In United States v. Stevens , the Court heard arguments on whether a...
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Former Hutu intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana , wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , has been arrested in Uganda, officials announced Tuesday. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)...
A Russian court ruled Tuesday that Russian law defines marriage as between a man and a woman, affirming a registry office's refusal to recognize a marriage between two women. The couple, Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko, applied for a...
In the matter of an application by _______ for a warrant pursuant to sections 12 and 21 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, Federal Court of Canada, October 6, 2009 [holding that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service may monitor...
ICE Detention Reform: Principles and Next Steps, US Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, October 6, 2009 [detailing plans for improving immigration detention policies and facilities in response to recent widespread allegations of poor conditions and...
US Attorney General Eric Holder told federal prosecutors in a letter released Monday that the US government will not seek the death penalty for a former Guantanamo detainee now facing a civilian trial. Tanzanian national Ahmed Ghailani...
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland on Monday issued a temporary reprieve of two scheduled executions in order to give officials an opportunity to review the lethal injection procedures employed by the state. The reprieve comes after...
An Israeli cabinet minister canceled a trip to the UK out of concern that he would be arrested for war crimes allegedly committed during his tenure as the Israeli military's chief of staff, a foreign affairs spokesperson said Monday....
The UK Supreme Court held its first session Monday, hearing an appeal by a group of four terrorism suspects whose assets were frozen by the government. The new Supreme Court, created by the Constitutional...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the conviction of former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio on charges of insider trading. The Court denied...
