US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff promised Senators Tuesday that he would no longer allow non-Mexican immigrants who have entered the United States illegally to be released back into the US if they are apprehended. This so-called "catch and...
Though the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is disappointed with Monday's denial of certiorari by the US Supreme Court in the damages aspect of its suit against the tobacco industry , US Attorney General Alberto...
A tax panel commissioned by President Bush endorsed on Tuesday an income tax system that would drastically simplify the way Americans file their taxes. However, the amount taxpayers pay under the proposed system would not significantly change from the...
A ten-day old California law barring the sale of violent video games to minors is being challenged by trade groups associated with the entertainment industry. The Entertainment Software Association and the Video Software Dealers Association ...
US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers Tuesday submitted her responses to written questions posed by the Senate Judiciary Committee , revealing past support for a constitutional amendment banning abortions except when necessary to...
The Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index released Tuesday shows more than two-thirds of the 159 countries surveyed scored less than 5 on a scale of zero to ten, indicating serious levels of corruption. The index...
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed the largest criminal tax case ever Monday against 19 defendants formerly employed by accounting firm KPMG . The revised indictment replaces an indictment filed against 9 defendants in August...
Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler presented a nine-member advisory committee Monday with the names of six potential candidates for the Supreme Court of Canada . Unlike the US system where...
Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari complained to reporters Monday about the delay in bringing Saddam Hussein to trial, but denied trying to encourage the Iraqi Special Tribunal JURIST [official website; news...
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the government of Burundi to recognize more than 3,000 Rwandan refugees as asylum seekers, allowing them to stay in the country. Since March, nearly 8,000 Rwandans,...