The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a permanent injunction against the display of the Ten Commandments in two Kentucky courthouses. The displays, called "Foundations of Law...
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The state prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina indicted three Serbian men for crimes against humanity for their roles in an attack on the town of Cajnice during the Bosnian civil war . Milutin Kornjaca, Milorad...
The Bangkok Central Criminal Court granted bail to two anti-government protest leaders on Tuesday, as the Thai government extended the country's state of emergency. Jatuporn Prompan and Karun Hongsakul face charges of terrorism , instigating violence, and...
The Canadian government on Wednesday introduced the Copyright Modernization Act aimed at updating existing copyright law and bringing it in line with international standards. If passed, the bill would protect copyright holders by...
The Italian Court of Cassation , the country's highest appeals court, ruled Tuesday that couples seeking to adopt children of a certain ethnicity or race "are not suitable for international adoption." The judgment was prompted by...
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Friday that she will not seek the assistance of state Attorney General Terry Goddard in defending against challenges to the new immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news...
A US immigration judge on Thursday ordered Times Square bombing suspect Aftab Ali Khan deported to his native Pakistan. Khan was arrested along with two other men earlier this month on immigration charges under the suspicion that they...
BP is balking at an US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) order issued Thursday directing it to find an alternative dispersant to address the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in...
Human Rights Watch on Friday urged the new UK government to set up a judicial inquiry on torture allegations and reaffirm its support for human rights. The rights group claimed that allegations...
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service announced Tuesday that the public prosecutor for the Utrecht District Court filed an appeal against the April 22 ruling acquitting the Arab European League...
