Final results of inquest into the death of Slobodan Milosevic, The Hague District Public Prosecutor's Office, April 5, 2006 . Excerpt: The public prosecutor's department in The Hague has closed the investigation into the death of Mr. Milosevic. The public prosecutor has come to the conclusion that Mr. Milosevic died a natural death and that [...]

USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005: A Legal Analysis, Congressional Research Service, March 24, 2006. Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Below the Radar: Secret Flights to Torture and 'Disappearance', Amnesty International, April 5, 2006 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Entertainment Software Association v. Granholm, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, Judge George Caram Steeh, March 31, 2006 . Read the full text of the opinion. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The US Central Intelligence Agency hid its rendition of terrorism suspects to various foreign countries by using private air carriers and "front" companies, according to a new report released by Amnesty International late Tuesday. According to "Below the Radar: Secret Flights to Torture and 'Disappearance,'" the CIA has transported suspects to various CIA and military [...]

A US military judge presiding over one of the military commission proceedings that resumed at Guantanamo Bay Tuesday appeared unsure of exactly what body of law would be applied in the case against Abdul Zahir , one of ten detainees who have been charged with war crimes. When asked by Zahir's military counsel, judge Col. [...]

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said in a press conference Tuesday that he likely does not have the 60 Senate votes required to overcome the expected procedural maneuverings of conservatives who oppose his bipartisan guest-worker plan, supported by the White House as part of an immigration reform package . Conservatives characterize the proposal as the equivalent [...]

During a US House Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy spoke against a bill that would permit public broadcasting of Supreme Court oral arguments. The justices told lawmakers that allowing cameras in the courtroom would alter the nature of the proceedings, and that just as the Supreme Court always [...]

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and 22 others pleaded not guilty to treason charges Tuesday at the opening of their trial in Kampala. The charges allege that the men plotted to forcefully overthrow the Ugandan government in operations in Kampala, in Rwanda, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2001 and 2004. If convicted, [...]

King Gyanendra and the royal government of Nepal on Tuesday banned all public meetings in the cities of Kathmandu and Lalitpur, a move the opposition has vowed to fight. The ban, which goes into effect Wednesday, is aimed at curbing anti-government protests, including a pro-democracy protest planned for Saturday supported by seven opposition parties. The [...]