Over 200 protestors were arrested in Nepal Sunday as two political activist groups held a national "Civil Disobedience Day" to protest the royal assumption of governmental power on February 1. The Nepali Congress ...

President Bush early Monday morning signed legislation passed by the US Senate and then the House that would allow the federal courts to review the case of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo [JURIST news...

After over three hours of debate ending after midnight Monday morning, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that will allow a federal judge to conduct a de novo review of the Terri...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, March 21.The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases today beginning at 10 AM ET. In the first...

House Judiciary Committee chairman James Sensenbrenner has risen in the US House of Representatives to begin an extraordinary Sunday night pre-Easter recess debate on S. 686, a bill passed earlier this afternoon by the Senate ...

S. 686, For the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo, passed by the US Senate March 20, 2005 [bill to give the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida "jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render...

The US Senate has passed legislation to move the Terri Schiavo case into the federal courts. The House is expected to reconvene and vote on the bill later today.5:10 PM - A transcript of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's...

US House Republicans failed Sunday afternoon to pass legislation that would prolong the life of Terri Schiavo, prompting a call for lawmakers who had just departed for Easter recess to return to Washington for a later vote that could...

Forty-seven people, including senior aides to French President Jacques Chirac , face corruption charges for allegedly rigging public works contracts to finance political parties. The trial, which begins Monday in Paris, concerns one of several campaign finance scandals...

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Islamic Affairs issued a religious edict Saturday declaring that Kuwaiti emir Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah should have the final decision on granting women political...