A classic legislative tug-of-war between the UK House of Lords and House of Commons continued Monday as peers once again sent the controversial Identity Cards Bill back to MPs after a majority...
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United States v. Quattrone, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, March 20, 2006 [overturning the conviction of investment banker Frank Quattrone, holding that the trial judge had improperly instructed the jury on the issue of whether defendant...
French labor and student groups Monday called a day of strikes for March 28 after the French goverment refused to withdraw its recently passed First Employment Contract (CPE) , which allows French...
The court-appointed advocates for the late Slobodan Milosevic have asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to release secret medical files that may provide further information on Milosevic's death. British barristers Steven...
International Election Observation Mission: Presidential Election, Republic of Belarus, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, March 21, 2006 . Excerpt:It is clear that...
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments on whether unsworn non-testimonial statements made by crime victims to 911 operators or to police officers at crime scenes are inadmissible at trials of criminal...
A Somali advocacy group claimed Monday that the US Navy was illegally present in Somali waters when its ships launched an unprovoked attack on a small vessel over the weekend, taking twelve occupants into custody. The Navy said the...
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Frank Quattrone , one of the dot-com era's most prominent investment bankers, on charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering on the grounds that the jury instructions...
A District Court in Belgrade said Monday it would close an outstanding case against late Yugoslav ex-president Slobodan Milosevic for "organizing the murder" of former Serbian president Ivan Stambolic, according to private news agency BETA ....
The US Supreme Court declined certiorari in several high-profile appeals Monday but did not agree to consider any new cases. In Tucker v. United States, the Court refused to consider the appeal of former Arkansas Governor Jim...
