California's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) on Thursday issued a rule that will require sponsors of "thinly veiled" political ads reveal their funding sources. The FPPC said disclosure is no longer precluded in the absence...
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The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) on Friday concluded its case against right-wing politician Geert Wilders by asking for Wilders' acquittal on all charges ....
The Republic of Moldova on Tuesday ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The treaty will become effective in Moldova on January 1, 2011. EU High Representative...
Egypt issued new media restrictions Wednesday that critics say effectively put all live television media, including talk shows and news shows, under government control. The telecommunications regulator cancelled the broadcast permits of all private media companies...
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Thursday that CVS Pharmacy has agreed to pay a $75 million fine for sales of pseudoephedrine to individuals who used that compound to produce methamphetamine [NIDA...
US Attorney General Eric Holder has said the Department of Justice will continue to enforce the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in California even if a state ballot measure legalizing marijuana passes in November, according to a...
Italian prosecutors on Friday launched a tax inquiry against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax declarations he made in 2003 and 2004 relating to the commercial broadcast company Mediaset , which...
Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday approved a $47.5 million settlement between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , which...
The Obama administration on Thursday asked for a federal judge to stay her order requiring the US military to end enforcement of its controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy [10 USC § 654;...
A US military judge postponed the trial of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr Thursday while his lawyers attempted to reach a deal exchanging a guilty plea for leniency. The military...
