A disciplinary panel for two Egyptian judges who complained of alleged fraud in last years parliamentary elections Thursday reprimanded pro-reform judge Hisham Bastawisi but cleared Mahmoud Mekki of whistleblowing allegations. The rulings came amid clashes ...
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Egypt panel reprimands one judge, clears another in disciplinary hearing
Chile high court OKs bail for Peru ex-president Fujimori
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Legal authorities on government access to phone records [CRS]
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Serbia high court confirms war crimes sentences for 1992 Muslim killings
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Senate judiciary panel backs constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
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Egyptian court denies Nour appeal of forgery conviction
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Reinstated Nepal parliament strips king of powers in aftermath of direct rule
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Oregon appeals court vacates $150M verdict against Philip Morris
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US to transfer 16 Guantanamo detainees to Saudi custody: Saudi foreign minister
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SEC rejects Sarbanes-Oxley rules exemption for small companies
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori will be freed on bail as he fights extradition to Peru on corruption and human rights charges . A panel of the Supreme Court of...
Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities, Congressional Research Service, May 17, 2006 [summarize US statutory authorities regarding access by the Government, for either foreign intelligence surveillance or law enforcement purposes, to information related to telephone...
The Serbian Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the sentences of four paramilitary group members convicted of war crimes, according to reports from state-run television. The members of the Serbian Avengers were convicted last year of abducting, torturing...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to send a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to the Senate floor for consideration. The amendment , sponsored by Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) ...
Jailed Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour Thursday lost his appeal for a retrial following his December conviction for forging signatures on documents registering his Al-Ghad Party for last year's presidential election {JURIST...
In an historic proclamation approved Thursday, Nepal's reinstated parliament stripped all the privileges and powers of King Gyanendra , who gave up direct rule of the country after 19-days of mass protests [JURIST news...
The Oregon Court of Appeals has vacated a $150 million jury verdict against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris and remanded the case for a new trial to determine punitive damages. Philip Morris appealed a...
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal has said that 16 Saudi detainees now held by the US at Guantanamo Bay will be returned to Saudi Arabia in the next few days. During an interview ...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has said that all public companies, regardless of their size, must eventually comply with rules implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 , which is designed to protect investors....
