US President Barack Obama on Monday announced Sonia Sotomayor as his nomination for the US Supreme Court . Sotomayor, currently a justice for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit , would replace Justice David Souter when he retires at the end of the current term, if she receives Senate majority approval. Obama [...]

In the Matter of HM v. ET, et al., Supreme Court of the State of New York, May 26, 2009 . Read the full text of the opinion. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds , in which the Court will decide when the statute of limitations begins to run in a securities fraud case under the "inquiry notice" standard. Investors brought a class action suit against the drug maker Merck & Co. in November 2003, [...]

Request for extradition of the Republic of Rwanda of SA agents and public defender, Supreme Court of Sweden, May 26, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. sweden hutu extradition ruling

Federation of Pakistan v. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, et al., Supreme Court of Pakistan, May 26, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Pakistan election ban ruling

Strauss, et al. v. Horton, et al., Supreme Court of California, May 26, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. California Proposition 8 ruling

Montejo v. Louisiana, US SC, May 26, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Montejo v Louisiana

Haywood v. Drown, et al. US Supreme Court, May 26, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Haywood v Drown, et al

US military lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad asked the Supreme Court of Afghanistan Monday to demand his release from the facility. The lawyers have petitioned the Afghan high court because the planned closure of Guantanamo has allegedly delayed the case in the US. Jawad's lawyers argue that his Guantanamo imprisonment is illegal because [...]

Representatives of the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) and the Law Council of Australia (LCA) said Monday that the Fijian government's plan to take over the issuance of legal licenses threatens to disrupt the rule of law in the country. In a decree issued Friday, the government of Fijian Prime Minister Commodore Josaia Voreqe "Frank" [...]