US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) , speaking before the conservative Heritage Foundation on Monday, called for a "comprehensive law" to punish those who leak sensitive government...
A video released Monday obtained by AP shows the Iraqi Special Tribunal questioning former officials of Saddam Hussein's regime, including Ali Hassan al-Majid , known as "Chemical Ali" for his alleged role in gassing the...
The head of the Arab League on Monday endorsed a definition of terrorism slated for inclusion in a long-stalled UN treaty that many Arab states oppose. The proposal would define terrorism as "the targeting and...
With the Senate stalled on a vote for the controversial nomination of John Bolton as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, President Bush may install him via recess appointment before the...
According to a statement made by his defense team Monday, Saddam Hussein has requested a meeting with former US attorney general Ramsey Clark . The request, not yet answered by the Iraqi Special Tribunal , expresses...
US military judge Lieutenant Colonel Richard Anderson sentenced National Guard soldier Dustin Berg to 18 months in prison late Monday after he pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the deadly shooting of an Iraqi police officer. Berg...
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of American v. U.S. Dep't of Agriculture, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 25, 2005 [ruling explaining its July 14 reversal of a ban on importing Canadian cattle enacted...
The White House reiterated Monday that extensive requests by Democrats for legal writings produced by Supreme Court Justice nominee John Roberts would be met with opposition. During a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Scott McClellan told...
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, Fidelity Investments has announced that it may face civil charges from the SEC. In a press release, Fidelity said that it received a Wells Notice that the SEC may file...
Leading Monday's states brief, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich today signed the Safe Games Illinois Act , which bans the rental and sale of violent and sexually explicit games to those younger than 18 years of age. The...