Hate Crime Statistics 2005, Federal Bureau of Investigation, October 17, 2006 . Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

United States v. Lay, US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, October 17, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling dismissing the indictment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

A European Parliament delegation met with Romanian lawmaker Norica Nicolai on Tuesday as part of its ongoing investigation into allegations that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) held terror suspects in secret prisons throughout eastern Europe as part of its rendition program . Nicolai, who led Romania's investigation into CIA flights in the country, repeated denials [...]

An independent United Nations commission released a report on Tuesday calling for criminal investigations into the former prime minister of East Timor , Mari Alkatiri and four other former government officials in relation to armed confrontations between the government and military that left 37 dead earlier this year. The report claims to have found no [...]

The nephew of assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat began a sit-in in front of Egypt's parliament on Tuesday to protest his upcoming military trial for implicating the Egyptian army in his uncle's assassination 25 years ago . Talat al-Sadat declared his intent to boycott his trial on Wednesday, claiming his right to a defense team [...]

Dr. Lester M. Crawford , former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , pleaded guilty to charges of conflict of interest and false writing at his arraignment hearing Tuesday afternoon in front of US Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson. Both crimes are misdemeanors and carry a combined maximum penalty of 2 years in [...]

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has suggested in a speech delivered in the UK that a different name be used to enact the institutional reforms set out in the failed European Constitution , echoing a similar notion advanced earlier this year by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU foreign ministers . Acknowledging the constitution's [...]

China is building a large barbed wire and concrete fence along parts of its border with North Korea , according to farmers and visitors in the area. A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman refused to comment or release information on border security. But experts and an official speaking on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press [...]

A federal judge in Houston on Tuesday vacated the conviction and dismissed the indictment of Enron founder Ken Lay . Lay was convicted in May on fraud and conspiracy charges for providing investors with false and misleading financial information from 1999 up until Enron filed bankruptcy in late 2001. He died suddenly of a heart [...]

Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Tuesday that Thailand will remain under martial law but will ease restrictions on political gatherings. Martial law currently prohibits gatherings of more than five people. The interim government, formally installed October 9 after receiving the approval of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, will allow meetings in venues such as universities [...]