US District Judge Marcia Cooke said Friday that Jose Padilla should not wear handcuffs and ankle chains during court appearances unless US government officials can show that Padilla poses an immediate safety threat. Cooke also ordered...
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Federal judge orders ‘no handcuffs’ for Padilla while in open court
ICJ dismisses Congo human rights case against Rwanda
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Scholars' response to DOJ domestic surveillance memo
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France deports first foreigner convicted for suburban riots
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Libby gets 2007 trial date in CIA leak case
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Bulgaria approves constitutional amendments to prepare for EU entry
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Environmental brief ~ Senators call for stricter action on global warming
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Judge resigns from treason trial of Uganda opposition leader
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Google subpoena hearing postponed until March
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Sudan parties at odds over peace plan implementation; legal action threatened
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) , the judicial arm of the United Nations, ruled Friday that it does not have jurisdiction over a case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo against Rwanda...
Scholars' response to US Department of Justice domestic surveillance memo of January 19, 2006; February 2, 2006. Read the full text of the letter ....
French immigration officials have deported a man from Mali involved in the riots that overtook Parisian suburbs and spread across the country last fall, the first of seven foreigners so far found guilty in connection with the...
US District Judge Reggie B. Walton on Friday set a trial date of January 8, 2007 for former vice-presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby on charges of obstructing justice,...
The National Assembly of Bulgaria on Friday approved several amendments to the country's constitution at first reading, responding to a warning from the European Union (EU) over corruption in Bulgaria. The amendments,...
In Friday's environmental law news, US Senator Pete Domenici, the Republican chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee , joined by Senator Jeff Bingaman, the ranking Democrat committee member, has issued a report [DOC text, press...
Ugandan High Court Justice John Bosco Katutsi on Friday became the second judge to withdraw from the trial of opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye for treason , citing primarily health reasons related to high...
A federal court hearing to decide whether Google will be required to comply with a request from the US Department of Justice for extensive excerpts from its search log has been postponed until March 13....
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SLPM) has threatened to take their northern counterpart, the National Congress Party (NCP) , to constitutional court if they fail to follow through on a peace deal enacted last year which...
