Shays v. FEC, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, March 29, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that Bank of America may proceed with a counterclaim for damages of over $1 billion against bankrupt Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA . In its counterclaim, Bank of America charges Parmalat and its former management with fraud, [...]

Cote-Whitacre v. Department of Public Health, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, March 30, 2006 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Décision n° 2006-535, Loi pour l'égalité des chances, French Constitutional Council, March 30, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Manfred Nowak , the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture , told reporters Thursday that he is currently investigating allegations raised by the Falun Gong spiritual group , banned by the Chinese government, that thousands of its followers were being held in a Chinese "concentration camp" to be killed for organ-harvesting purposes. The Falun Gong allegations [...]

US District Judge Emmit G. Sullivan has ruled that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has not provided adequate reasons for failing to more strictly regulate so-called 527 groups , nonprofits named for the tax code section under which they are organized. The groups are currently not subject to the same soft-money contribution restrictions as traditional [...]

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said that Chile would continue to prosecute human rights abuse cases against those involved in the 1975 Operation Colombo massacre. Bachelet's comments came during the 21st anniversary of the massacre, one of the most infamous assassination incidents in Chile's history. Recently, right-wing politicians have expressed criticism of the prosecutions, saying [...]

The French Constitutional Council on Thursday declared that the First Employment Contract (CPE) , a controversial labor law which allows employers to hire workers under 26 for a conditional two-year period at the end of which they can be dismissed without cause, is constitutional. The ruling allows President Jacques Chirac , who will address the [...]

A group of 27 Muslim organizations have filed a lawsuit against the two editors from Jyllands-Posten who were responsible for the Danish newspaper's publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad , which last month set off worldwide protests among Muslims leading to multiple deaths , the burning of Danish embassy buildings , and boycotts of [...]

Terrorism Act 2006, received Royal Assent March 30, 2006. Read the full text of the Act . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.