A Malawian court Wednesday sentenced the former principal secretary in the country's Ministry of Education to two years in jail for "aiding and abetting the theft of public funds," making him the most senior civil servant to...
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Malawi ex-education secretary gets jail sentence as anti-corruption sweep continues
Rights lawyer outlines Lebanese challenge to US-Israel weapons flights through UK
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Gonzales says ‘clear’ US definition of war crimes necessary to protect troops
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Ginsburg orders disclosure of Connecticut library NSL case records
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Federal judge delays Padilla trial until January
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Senate committee puts bill to settle Indian trust lawsuit on hold until fall
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Merck wins fifth Vioxx trial in Los Angeles court
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Bush administration defends military commissions plan before senators
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Lebanon may call for special tribunal to try Israeli ‘crimes’
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Merrill Lynch Enron fraud convictions ruling [5th Circuit]
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British anti-war campaigners have unveiled a legal campaign against the British government's involvement in the ongoing Middle East conflict , seeking to stop flights carrying weapons sent from the United States to Israel from stopping at British...
Following up on previous consultations with Republican lawmakers , US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said on Capitol Hill Wednesday that Congress should clarify the definition of war crimes prohibited by Common Article 3 of the...
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wednesday ordered the full disclosure of records from a lawsuit filed by four Connecticut librarians against the FBI challenging a National Security Letter (NSL) [text, PDF; ACLU...
US District Judge Marcia Cooke on Wednesday agreed to delay the trial of terror suspect Jose Padilla and two co-defendants until January 22 after defense attorneys said they will not be ready to begin...
The US Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Wednesday postponed consideration of the Indian Trust Reform Act , legislation that would settle a decade-old class-action lawsuit brought by Native...
A California jury on Wednesday found Merck not liable for causing the heart attack of 71-year old Stewart Grossberg, determining Merck's painkiller Vioxx did not cause...
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales confirmed before a Senate panel Wednesday that the Bush administration is drafting legislation authorizing military commissions for terror detainees that will allow hearsay evidence and coerced testimony...
Lebanese Justice Minister Charles Rizk told Lebanese media Wednesday that Lebanon plans to send UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a report outlining alleged war crimes committed by Israel in its conflict with Hezbollah that...
US v. James A. Brown et al., US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, August 1, 2006 . Read...
