The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York on Monday vacated a determination by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that Fox Television broadcasts violated the FCC's indecency and profanity prohibitions. The appeals court ruled that the FCC's "fleeting expletives" standard "represented a significant departure from positions previously taken by the [...]

Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communication Commission, United States of America, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, June 4, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari in a case where the Court must decide whether an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx was filed properly. In FedEx v. Holowecki (06-1322) , FedEx seeks to overturn a Second Circuit decision that an "intake questionnaire" submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) met the requirements of [...]

Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report for 2006, Federal Bureau of Investigation, June 4, 2007 . Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Violent crime in the US increased 1.3 percent last year, according to the Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report for 2006 , released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Monday. Property crime decreased 2.9 percent, but the increase in violent crimes marks the second straight year that rate rose. The 2005 Annual Report on Violent Crime [...]

The military judge presiding over military commission proceedings against Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr Monday dismissed all charges against Khadr, citing a lack of jurisdiction. A Guantanamo Combatant Status Review Tribunal found that Khadr was an "enemy combatant," not an "unlawful enemy combatant" as required under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 . Khadr [...]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday returned a government complaint against lawyers who allegedly made "humiliating" statements against the military and judiciary at a seminar that was attended by suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry , saying that it was incomplete, failed to cite any legal provision to prosecute the lawyers, and was not properly [...]

A Bangladeshi court Sunday ordered the continued detention of Abdul Jalil, the secretary general of the Bangladesh political party Awami League , on charges of corruption and misuse of power despite Jalil's lawyers' request that he be released on bail due to poor health. The investigation against Jalil is a part of the Bangladeshi interim [...]

The treason trial of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and ten other opposition members resumed Monday, after a year-long delay following the voluntary withdrawal of two judges. Besigye, who has been charged with plotting to forcefully overthrow the Ugandan government between 2001 and 2004, has maintained his innocence and says that the charges against him [...]

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three argued cases Monday, including Uttecht v. Brown where the Court held that federal courts reviewing claims that a juror was improperly dismissed due to their views on capital punishment "owe deference to the trial court, which is in a superior position to determine the demeanor and [...]