State of Nevada v. Department of Energy, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, August 8, 2006 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey on Tuesday ruled 5-1 that the state's Charitable Immunity Act , which protects non-profit organizations from ordinary negligence claims, permits plaintiffs to sue non-profits on sex abuse claims stemming from willful, wanton or grossly negligent conduct. The underlying case, Hardwicke v. American Boychoir School, involved an adult male suing [...]

The UN Security Council approved a resolution Tuesday that encourages Secretary-General Kofi Annan to work more closely with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) . All 15 Security Council members voted for Resolution 1699 , co-sponsored by the US, Britain and Denmark, which says that more cooperation would increase the effectiveness of UN sanctions such [...]

Zimbabwean Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa's obstruction-of-justice trial began Tuesday, eight days after the charges were tentatively dropped because of alleged intimidation of magistrates by Security Minister Didymus Mutasa. Chinamasa is accused of pressuring witnesses not to testify about political violence linked to Mutasa before parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe last year. After magistrates in Manicaland recused [...]

Former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will withdraw his name from the Texas ballot in this fall's congressional elections, a Republican strategist told AP on Tuesday. DeLay's move comes one day after US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia denied a request from the Texas Republican Party to stay a federal appeals court ruling preventing [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit declined Tuesday to review a US Department of Energy (DOE) proposal to move nuclear waste to the proposed Yucca Mountain repository by rail, finding that some claims by the State of Nevada lacked merit while others were unripe. Nevada sued in the DC Circuit to challenge [...]

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has begun a criminal investigation into possible fraud stemming from bankruptcy proceedings for Russian oil giant Yukos , according to Tuesday reports from the Itar-Tass news agency. The investigation centers on allegations that former Yukos officials embezzled money by securing a $4.5 billion loan from Yukos Capital SARL, a Luxemburg-based [...]

Prosecutors in Indonesia are seeking jail terms of up to 15 years for four Islamist militants suspected in the 2005 Bali bombings , which killed two dozen people. The trial of the four suspects began in May, and prosecutors on Tuesday said they want 15 years in jail for Muhammad Cholily, suspected to have close [...]

The Bush administration and the US Department of Homeland Security are considering plans to change some immigration rules for Cubans with relatives living in the United States in an effort to improve the immigration process from the island, but may also refuse visa applications for any Cuban caught illegally crossing the border. The still-incomplete changes, [...]

Responding to a call by Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador , thousands of the leftist's supporters gathered outside the Federal Electoral Tribunal Monday night to protest the court's decision not to hold a full recount of last month's disputed election . The demonstrators obstructed traffic around the court, while others have camped out [...]