The UK Iraq Inquiry released a 2002 letter on Tuesday from former UK attorney general Peter Goldsmith to former secretary of defense Geoffrey Hoon in which Goldsmith warned the Cabinet that...
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Former UK AG warned Cabinet Iraq invasion may have been illegal
China high court ex-vice president sentenced to life on corruption conviction
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New Jersey governor signs bill legalizing medical marijuana
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UK introduces compensation scheme for victims of overseas terrorist attacks
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Supreme Court remands Mumia case to reconsider death sentence
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US grants humanitarian parole to Haiti orphans
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Spain court orders pilot extradited to Argentina for alleged role in ‘Dirty War’
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Canada court sentences ‘Toronto 18’ terrorism conspirators
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Medical marijuana bill [NJ Governor]
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Spain to take two Guantanamo Bay detainees
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Former vice president of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) Huang Songyou was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges on Tuesday and sentenced to life imprisonment . Huang is the highest-ranking judge to be charged...
Former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine signed the "Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana" bill on his last full day in office Monday, legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the state. The bill allows...
The British Government announced Monday plans for a new scheme to compensate victims of terrorist attacks abroad. Home Secretary Alan Johnson introduced the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme as part of the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday issued two per curiam opinions , remanded the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal , and denied a preliminary injunction to Michigan in a dispute over...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday that the US will allow Haitian orphans into the country to receive needed care in the aftermath of last week's earthquake . The...
The Spanish High Court on Monday ordered the extradition of pilot Julio Alberto Poch so that he may be tried in Argentina for his alleged role in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST...
A judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Monday sentenced two men previously convicted in connection with the failed "Toronto 18" terrorist plot. Alleged plot leader Zakaria Amara was sentenced to life in...
New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, January 18, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on...
A Spanish foreign ministry official confirmed Monday that Spain will be accepting two detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay . One of the detainees is said to be of Yemeni origin, while the nationality...
