The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to ban the use of federal money to transfer terror suspects to countries where prisoners can be tortured. The amendment, part of the $81.4 billion emergency spending package for...

US District Court Judge Aleta Trauger ruled Wednesday that plaintiffs in a class-action suit against Primus Automotive Financial Services , a lending unit of Ford Motor Co. , has proved that the unit discriminated against black customers...

Protesters in Kenya Wednesday demanded a limit to the president's powers as parliament prepared for debate on a new constitution. The protests came after Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki appeared to hold back from endorsing a draft that...

The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed legislation which would delay the removal of the feeding tube sustaining Terri Schiavo by allowing her case to shift to federal court. The House acted...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, March 17.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET, and will continue consideration of S. Con. Res. 18 , the...

Her Majesty the Queen v. Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, British Columbia Supreme Court, Justice Ian Bruce Josephson, March 16, 2005 [finding the defendants not guilty in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people...

Global Corruption Report 2005, Transparency International, March 16, 2005 . Download the report here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...

The House Judiciary Committee Wednesday approved the Senate's bankruptcy bill 22-13 in a vote largely along party lines, turning back a number of Democrat-proposed amendments. The legislation would require people with incomes above a...

The US Justice Department announced Wednesday it will award $100,000 to the National Center for State Courts to review judicial safety and security. The review will evaluate security-conscious designs for new courthouses, staff training for security equipment, emergency preparedness...

The UK House of Lords and House of Commons clashed Wednesday over proposed legislation to effect key changes to the British legal system. The legislation aims to further separate the judiciary from politics by stripping...