The Malaysian government has delayed arresting illegal immigrants after threatening a major campaign against hundreds of thousands of foreign workers once a three-month amnesty period closed Monday. Malaysian Home Secretary Azmi Khalid said arrests had been avoided...

After summoning the Prime Minister for an emergency meeting , Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the country's government Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, cutting phone lines, shutting down the airport and sending armed...

Continuing a story first reported yesterday on JURIST's Paper Chase, a UN report on whether genocide has been committed in Sudan has accused the Sudanese government and its militia allies of killing, torturing and raping civilians in...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 1.The US Senate convenes today at 9:45 AM ET for regular business and to consider the nomination of Alberto Gonzales...

Findings of a new survey of American high school students announced Monday suggest that more than one in three believes that the First Amendment "goes too far" in the rights it grants and protects, while half of...

Updating an earlier JURIST story, Connecticut has postponed Monday's scheduled execution of convicted serial killer Michael Ross , putting off what would be New England's first execution in 45 years after Ross' attorney filed a motion questioning the...

US Central Command said Monday that about 3000 Iraqi detainees held at the Camp Bucca detention facility in southern Iraq rioted shortly after Noon local time, and that the riot was...

Tribune Co. and the parent companies of CBS, Fox and NBC have filed an appeal with the Supreme Court asking the court to restore the government's new media ownership rules which had been thrown out by the...

The European Union announced Monday that it will temporarily lift a diplomatic freeze imposed on Cuba after the Cuban government jailed 75 dissidents in March 2003. The lifting of sanctions follows the release of several dissidents. The...

Attorneys for Basic Rights Oregon filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of Measure 36 , a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage approved by Oregon voters that states "It is the policy of Oregon, and its...