Iraq's new presidential council , formally sworn-in on Thursday, has named Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari as interim prime minister replacing outgoing interim PM Iyad Allawi . The long-awaited announcement gives Iraq ...

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the much-criticized UN Commission on Human Rights Thursday that its declining credibility had "cast a shadow" over the whole United Nations and that the institution needed to frame a new permanent human...

An Act Concerning Marriage Equality, passed in the Connecticut Senate April 6, 2005 . Read the full text of the legislation. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan Wednesday ruled that the Department of Defense (DOD) can give troops anthrax vaccinations on a voluntary basis. The ruling comes after Sullivan halted mandatory shots last October [JURIST...

The Connecticut Senate approved legislation Wednesday recognizing civil unions between same-sex couples, becoming the first state legislature to voluntarily recognize the unions without court pressure. Vermont also recognizes civil unions, but did so only after a lawsuit...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, April 7.The US Senate convenes at 10 AM ET today. Watch a live webcast of the session.The US House ...

SB 436, An act relating to the protection of persons and property, passed by the Floroda Senate and the Florida House April 5, 2005 [giving citizens to the right to use guns at home or in public places if they...

A Chilean appeals court Wednesday upheld a $5 million asset freeze of former president Augusto Pinochet . A bid by Pinochet's lawyers to have the judge, Sergio Munoz, removed because of bias was also rejected. Pinochet is...

According to a rankings released Wednesday, the top 50 US law firms achieved double-digit growth in turnover and profits in 2004. The rankings, performed by Legal Week magazine , show that these firms have pulled in $33 billion...

Italy on Wednesday became the first major European Union nation to ratify the proposed European constitution when the Italian Senate overwhelmingly approved it by a vote of 217-16. Italy's lower house of...