All three judges responsible for adjudicating the criminal prosecution of 43 non-governmental organization (NGO) employees withdrew from the case on Tuesday. It is not clear why the judges chose to withdraw , but Egyptian lawyer and rights activist...
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Egypt judges withdraw from NGO case
Guantanamo Bay prisoner pleads guilty to terror charges
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Federal court issues new Texas voting district maps
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Supreme Court hears arguments on corporate liability for torture overseas
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UK urges changes to the European human rights convention
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France constitutional court declares genocide denial ban unconstitutional
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Supreme Court declines to rule on Asian carp
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Majid Khan , a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who is linked with al Qaeda, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to five terror charges including conspiracy, attempted murder and murder. Per his plea bargain, Khan must testify...
A panel of three judges in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Tuesday issued new voting maps for use in the 2012 elections. The new maps were issued after the US...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , the court heard arguments on whether three oil companies are immune from...
The UK has begun circulating a proposal for changes to the European Convention on Human Rights , which was leaked to the press on Tuesday. The proposal, entitled the Brighton Declaration , began circulating to member states last...
The Virginia Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would require a woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The bill was passed by the Virginia House...
The Constitutional Council of the French Republic on Tuesday ruled that a French law making it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered a genocide by the Ottoman Empire...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant an injunction, and denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Michigan v. US Army Corp. of Engineers . Five states petitioned the court...
The Virginia Senate on Monday approved a bill requiring identification from those trying to vote in elections. The bill passed 21-20 after an initial 20-20 deadlock that was broken by Lt. Governor Bill...
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that use of a parliamentary subcommittee to fast-track decisions related to eurozone bailouts is unconstitutional, and that such decisions require full oversight of the...
