Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah approved government plans Monday to set up an "independent human rights commission" which would "protect human rights and spread awareness about them...in keeping with the provisions of Islamic law." The decision was made...

The number of detainees on a hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay terror detention camp has increased to at least 128, a US military spokesman said Monday. Eighteen detainees are being force-fed intravenously as the hunger...

Former Westar Energy CEO David Wittig and former Chief Strategy Officer Douglas Lake were both found guilty Monday of fraudulently taking millions of dollars from the company, the largest electric utility in Kansas. Witting was found guilty...

Indonesian militant Rois, also known as Iwan Dharmawan, was sentenced to death Tuesday in Indonesia for his role in the September 2004 suicide car bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta which...

Opening statements by Senators at the confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, Jr., nominated to be Chief Justice of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2005. Read the full text of the statements. Reported in JURIST's Paper...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Compliance with the Attorney General's Investigative Guidelines, released to the public on September 14, 2005 . Excerpt:We found that the FBI's...

Making his own opening statement on the first day of his confirmation hearings , US Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts told the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday:a certain...

Levar Haley Washington and Gregory Vernon Patterson, both pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that they planned terrorist attacks in Los Angeles . Washington said that he pled not guilty "n the name of Allah." The two...

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has announced that it has entered into a consent order with Freddie Mac over the company's multi-billion dollar accounting scandal...

British businessman Hemant Lakhani , 69, was sentenced to 47 years in prison by a New Jersey federal court Monday for financially backing terrorist activities. Lakhani was convicted in April of illegal arms sales and attempting to provide...