The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday issued an order requesting that the Central African Republic take steps to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and transfer...
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Staff Sergeant Robert Stevens pleaded guilty on Wednesday to shooting two unarmed Afghan farmers at a trial held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord . Stevens pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, wrongfully tossing a...
The Ontario Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that several prostitution-related laws struck down by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) would remain in effect until April 29, pending an appeal. Justice...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed new rules for promoting openness on the Internet. The proposed regulations, if adopted by Congress, would be the first open Internet rules in the...
The UK Parliament published legislation on Wednesday that would provide visiting foreign officials with more protection from being arrested on war crimes charges while visiting the UK. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill would...
The Illinois Senate on Wednesday voted 32-24 in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions . The vote comes a day after the Illinois House of Representatives voted 62-51...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Milner v. Department of the Navy on the ability of the government to withhold information under...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a provision of the health care reform law requiring all...
A French appeals court on Wednesday sentenced former Basque separatist leader, Jose Antonio Urrutikoetxea, to seven years in prison for association with a terrorist organization. Urrutikoetxea is a former member of the Basque regional parliament and led the ETA...
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the destruction of a crop of genetically-engineered (GE) sugar beets because of the potential harmful effect the plants may have on surrounding flora, the first such order to be issued in...
