Lawyers representing detainees held in the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay Wednesday petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare a portion of the...
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Military Commissions Act argued unconstitutional
Former top US Iraq commander blames Abu Ghraib scandal for forced retirement
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Hazleton PA anti-immigration law temporary restraining order [US DC]
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Canadian cities EPA air pollution petition [SLDF]
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US immigration agency sued for alleged harassment of Hispanic citizens in raid
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Georgia court convicts Ethiopian immigrant father of circumcising daughter
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Canadian cities petition EPA to reduce US air pollution from power plants
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Turkish court rules in favor of headscarf historian
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DOJ working with states on voting upgrades in election run-up
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Supreme Court hears Clean Air Act, witness statement cases
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US Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez retired from the military Wednesday saying he was "forced" to leave because of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal which occurred during his tenure as the commander...
Lozano v. City of Hazelton, US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, October 31, 2006 . Read the full text of...
Petition Under Section 115, US Clean Air Act, Sierra Legal Defence Fund, November 1, 2006 [petitioning the US Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of thirteen Canadian cities to mandate the reduction of air pollution from 150 coal-fired power plants in...
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) for its alleged harassment of five US citizens of Mexican descent during...
In the first US case of its kind, a Georgia state court Wednesday found Ethiopian immigrant Khalid Adem guilty of sexually mutilating his then-two-year-old daughter and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. Adem was...
The Sierra Legal Defence Fund petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday on behalf of thirteen Canadian cities - including Toronto, Windsor and Halifax - to mandate the reduction of air pollution from 150 coal-fired...
A Turkish trial court on Wednesday ruled that retired archaeologist Muazzez Ilmiye Cig violated no criminal law by writing historical accounts of headscarves that offended some Muslims. Cig faced up to 1 1/2 years'...
US Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim said Tuesday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is working with states missing deadlines to update voting databases and equipment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 [PDF...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp. , 05-848, where the justices are considering a challenge to modifications to...
