US Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday announced an international criminal treaty with the European Union (EU) that will greatly increase cooperation between the two governments. Among the provisions in the "Washington Statement," or "Washington...
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A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Larry Langford on multiple bribery charges. Langford was accused of directing $7.1 million in bond business to a friend in exchange for money and luxury goods...
The Paris Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to hear an embezzlement case brought by the anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) against the late president of Gabon, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and...
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010 into law, which allows for Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to the US for...
The Swiss Federal Counsel on Wednesday announced proposals to restrict the country's assisted suicide laws. The new guidelines will seek to prevent assisted suicide becoming a profit-driven business and to ensure that it is only...
Ten residents of New Haven, Connecticut, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against several US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, alleging violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth Amendments in planning and carrying out...
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a defense appropriations bill that contains a measure extending the definition of federal hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. The president hailed...
The Hawaii Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the last claim seeking a permanent ban on the sale of lands ceded by the former monarchy. Claims were originally filed by four members of the Native Hawaiians ...
The US House Financial Services Committee voted 49-14 Wednesday to approve new regulations governing investment rating agencies. The Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act , sponsored by Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) , modifies the...
The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that female lawmakers are not required to wear the hijab , or traditional Muslim headscarf. The ruling was in response to a petition brought by four voters...
