UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon attempted Tuesday to temper expectations for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen set to take place in a month, saying that it might not result in a treaty. The...
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Maine voters approved a ballot initiative Tuesday that repealed a same-sex marriage bill passed by the state legislature last May. Question 1 , which read, "Do you want to reject the new law that lets...
Five men who claim they were illegally detained after 9/11 reached a settlement agreement with the US government for $1.26 million, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , which represented the men, announced...
Former outside accountant for Bernard Madoff , David Friehling , pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraud charges in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official...
The European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) ruled Tuesday that displaying a crucifix in a public school classroom violates the European Convention on Human Rights . The lawsuit was brought against Italy by...
Former British officer Simon Mann , convicted last year of involvement in a 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, was released from prison Tuesday after being pardoned [Decree 116/2009 text; Decree...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In NRG Power Marketing v. Maine Public Utilities , the Court heard arguments...
Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus signed the EU reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon Tuesday after the country's Constitutional Court ruled [judgment, PDF, in...
15 MRSA §5821-A, Maine legislature, approved by voters November 3, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on legal issues surrounding medican marijuana....
Justice Jon Kamanda was elected on Monday to a one-year term as the president of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) . Kamanda had served as a SCSL vice-president...
