Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes, signed into law July 20, 2005 [bill authorizing same-sex marraige across Canada, introduced after courts in seven provinces ruled that the country's traditional definition of...

Jurors in the trial of 5 former Enron Corp. broadband executives Wednesday acquitted three on some charges, including insider trading, money laundering, conspiracy and security and wire fraud, but failed to reach a verdict on the...

Following up on a story reported this morning in JURIST’s Paper Chase, AP is reporting that in the absence of the Canadian Governor General, Canadian Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin has signed Bill C-38 into...

Two just-released Guantanamo Bay detainees told reporters Wednesday that more than 180 prisoners at the US detention facility in Cuba are 14 days or so into a hunger strike. Habir Russol and Moheb Ullah Borekzai, both...

Retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has told reporters that while she approves of President Bush’s decision to nominate federal appeals court judge John Roberts to replace her on the US Supreme Court , she's somewhat disappointed that...

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) will pay $125 million to settle with US regulators. The SEC and the state of New York accused CIBC of lending money to...

The US Federal Trade Commission announced Wesdnesday that five companies will pay a total of $1.16 million in fines to settle civil charges that they violated FTC anti-spam rules . The companies were...

Leading Wednesday's states brief, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed legislation today that increases school funding by $148.4 million for the upcoming school year and prohibits any state court handling a lawsuit over school funding...

Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) said Wednesday he preferred waiting until September to begin hearings for US Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts, creating a tight timetable for Roberts to be approved by the full Senate in time...

Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that the United States has returned three Saudi detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Government television said that "legal measures concerning them will be completed" but gave no other details. The...