The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would limit the availability of abortions after 20 weeks. The act, which was approved 24-8 by the Republican-dominated assembly, requires doctors...
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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against the Library of Congress (LOC) filed on behalf of former Guantanamo prosecutor and...
The Civil Court of Thailand on Friday ordered the core leaders of the People's Alliance of Democracy (PAD) , or "yellow shirts," to pay 522 million baht (USD $17 million) in damages to the Airports of...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the press during a visit to Cairo Thursday that he is 100 percent certain his office will bring charges against Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news...
Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature broke several state laws when they passed last month's controversial budget bill, charges Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne (D) in a complaint filed Tuesday in a Wisconsin circuit court...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced Thursday that he will investigate allegations of crimes against humanity by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his inner circle. According to...
A group of law professors asked Congress Wednesday to extend the Code of Conduct for United States Judges to apply to the Supreme Court . In a letter to the House and Senate Judiciary...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Tuesday that former Somali prime minister and defense minister Mohamed Ali Samantar is not entitled to legal immunity from civil lawsuits. Samantar, who...
The Supreme Court of California announced Wednesday that it will decide a critical procedural issue to determine whether a pending federal appeal of the invalidation of Proposition 8 , California's same-sex...
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that a senior Department of Defense (DOD) official has reduced the sentence of Ibrahim al Qosi , the former al Qaeda cook and accountant who pleaded guilty [JURIST...
