Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay detainees who were captured as juveniles called for their release Wednesday, the same day as the UN Security Council held an open meeting on children in armed conflict. Lawyers...
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The five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix have been giving sentences ranging from 33 years to life in prison. Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer was given a life sentence by a...
The New Hampshire Senate voted 13-11 Wednesday to approve a bill that would permit same-sex marriage in the state. The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved the bill [JURIST...
The US Supreme Court heard its final oral arguments for the 2008 term Wednesday. In Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder ,...
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the US has cleared 30 Guantanamo Bay detainees for release and will begin formally requesting that European countries accept them within weeks. During a European tour,...
A US Army soldier who fled to Canada to avoid serving in the Iraq war pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of desertion. Spc. Cliff Cornell was sentenced to one year in prison at a court-martial...
Officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday that the DOJ has begun looking into whether a settlement agreement involving Internet search company Google, Inc. over two copyright infringement...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Kansas v. Ventris that a defendant's statement made without a knowing and voluntary waiver of his Sixth Amendment...
Members of the US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of torture against...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the state secrets privilege does not bar a lawsuit against a company that allegedly provided logistical support for CIA rendition...
