The Vatican announced Wednesday that the College of Cardinals has set April 18 as the beginning of its secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday . The conclave will...

The National Human Rights Commission of South Korea issued a non-binding recommendation Wednesday that the country's death penalty be abolished. Eight of the nine officials on the Commission approved the resolution, which will be forwarded to the...

Morgan Tsvangirai , president of the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change , announced Wednesday that the MDC had proof of "serious and unaccountable gaps" between the totals of reported votes and tallied votes in one...

The Florida Legislature passed a new bill through both houses Tuesday giving citizens the right to use firearms to defend themselves at home or in public places if they "reasonably believe[] it is necessary to do so,...

Kevin Martin , the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission , called on members of the cable TV industry Tuesday to find ways to help parents regulate indecent content. Martin spoke at the National Cable &...

The Kyrgyz Supreme Court Wednesday annuled a 2001 guilty verdict for criminal abuse of power against Felix Kulov , the leader of the Ar-Namys opposition group who was freed from prison during the March 24 protests...

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Tuesday that his office is preparing the first state-sponsored federal lawsuit against the US Department of Education for imposing millions of dollars worth of illegal...

Voters in Kansas overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment Tuesday that will ban same-sex couples from marrying or entering into civil unions. Kansas law already prohibits same-sex marriage, but supporters of the constitutional amendment have said...

As expected , Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani was elected by the 275-member Iraqi National Assembly Wednesday to serve as president of Iraq's transitional government. In the same vote, Shiite Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Sunni current...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, April 6.The US Senate convenes at Noon ET today. Watch a live webcast of proceedings. The Senate Environment and Public Works...