The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Dolan v. United States , in which the Court will consider whether a district court may enter a restitution...
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UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Philip Alston on Thursday urged an investigation into possible Sri Lankan war crimes after authenticating a video of members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called for stricter airline security measures as he announced the conclusion of two security reviews he ordered after the failed attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate an explosive...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that sex trafficking violates conventions against slavery and forced labor, finding both Russia and Cyprus liable in the case of a young woman who...
US authorities on Thursday announced charges against two former employees of security firm Blackwater in connection with the May 5 shooting death of two Afghans in Kabul. Justin Cannon and Christopher Drotleff each face...
The Iranian judiciary said Thursday that five people arrested during in last month's violent riots will be tried for Moharebe, or warring against God, which is punishable by execution. The names of the accused have...
The New Jersey Senate voted 20-14 Thursday to defeat a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the state. The Senate Judiciary Committee had voted 7-6 in favor of the bill [JURIST...
United States of America v. Volungus, US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, January 8, 2010 [upholding the constitutionality of provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which allow a person deemed "sexually dangerous" to be...
About 12 percent of youth held in US juvenile detention facilities reported being sexually abused in the past year, according to a report released Thursday the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) . According to...
US security firm Blackwater on Wednesday reached a settlement agreement in seven federal lawsuits filed by Iraqi citizens. The suits claimed that Blackwater, now known as Xe, created a reckless culture that resulted in...
