A panel of judges in Argentina on Wednesday removed a judge from office for bribing a witness to a car bomb attack. The 1994 bombing leveled the seven-story Argentine Israeli Mutual Aid Association , killing 85 and wounding...
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Martha Stewart agreed on Wednesday to a three-week extension of her home confinement as part of her sentence for lying about a stock sale . Neither Stewart's lawyers or government officials gave a...
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, Christopher Cox was sworn in as the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission . Cox, who became the 28th chairman of the SEC, took the oath of office...
Torture and Secret Detention: Testimony of the "Disappeared" in the "War on Terror," Amnesty International, August 3, 2005 [report that two men currently held in a Yemeni prison seem to have been kept in clandestine US detention facilities in solitary...
Doe and Rabago v. Kamehameha Schools, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 2, 2005 [ruling that the Kamehameha Schools policy of only admitting native Hawaiians as students violated 42 USC 1981, which forbids racial discrimination in...
US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' responses to questions from the US Senate Judiciary Committee, published by the NY Times on August 2, 2005. Read part 1 and part 2 of the response. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...
Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday that two men currently held in a Yemeni prison seem to have been kept in clandestine US detention facilities in solitary confinement for almost two years. The...
Leading Wednesday's states brief, North Carolina lawmakers and law enforcement officers today urged the state's General Assembly to pass legislation unveiled seven months ago to combat gang member violence in the state. The bill would create additional...
With new anti-terrorism measures being introduced across Europe in the wake of the London bombings, Sweden's Justice Minister Thomas Bodstrom has said he plans to introduce a bill that would strengthen the military's role in...
The UK Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority says families and victims of the London bombings will be eligible for the basic benefit of £11,000 ($19,543 USD)with a maximum payout total of £500,000 ($888,542 USD). Howard...
