The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday, with newly appointed Chief Justice John Roberts taking an active role in both. Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal [Duke...
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Louisiana governor calls special legislative session to deal with hurricane aftermath
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Environmental brief ~ Tribes receive $40M from EPA for environmental projects
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Same-sex couple petitions Israel high court to recognize Canadian gay marriage
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Rumsfeld defends prohibiting UN interviews with Guantanamo detainees
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DeLay to get new judge in Texas criminal case
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Senators stake out positions on possible Alito filibuster
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US frees 500 more prisoners from Abu Ghraib
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ICTY transfers first case to Croatia
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Syria criticizes UN resolution demanding cooperation in Hariri murder probe
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Members of the Louisiana Legislature have been summoned by Governor Kathleen Blanco for a two-week session to deal with the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Environmental Protection Agency has announced that is will be awarding over $40 million to over 140 American Indian tribes for environmental protection projects. The tribes , mainly...
A same-sex couple on Tuesday petitioned the Israeli High Court of Justice to force the country's Population Registry to recognize their same-sex marriage , performed legally in Toronto, Canada in July 2005. Jonathan Herland, a...
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday defended the US government's decision to prohibit UN human rights observers from interviewing detainees on any visit to the prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay ....
Texas Judge C.W. Duncan ruled Monday afternoon that Rep. Tom DeLay will get a new judge to preside over his trial on money laundering and criminal conspiracy charges . In granting DeLay's recusal...
An influential Ohio Republican said Tuesday that US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito had a judicial philosophy "clearly within the mainstream" and that he should not be filibustered. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) was a...
The US military released 500 prisoners Tuesday from the Abu Ghraib prison in observance of Eid ul-Fitr , the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan . The 500 prisoners, like the 1,000...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on Tuesday transferred its case against Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac to Croatia, marking the first time a case involving persons already indicted by the ICTY...
The Syrian government on Tuesday sharply criticized a UN resolution ordering Syria to fully cooperate with the international investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri or face serious diplomatic...
