Tory v. Cochran, Supreme Court of the United States, May 31, 2005 . Excerpt from the court's opinion by Justice Breyer: Since picketing Cochran and his law offices while engaging in injunction-forbidden speech could no longer achieve the objectives that the trial court had in mind (i.e., coercing Cochran to pay a "tribute" for desisting [...]

"I'm the Guy They Called Deep Throat", John D. O'Connor, Vanity Fair Magazine, July 2005 . Excerpt: I believe that Mark Felt is one of America's greatest secret heroes. Deep in his psyche, it is clear to me, he still has qualms about his actions, but he also knows that historic events compelled him to [...]

Andersen v. US, Supreme Court of the United States, May 31, 2005 . Read the full text of the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Cutter v. Wilkinson, Supreme Court of the United States, May 31, 2005 . Excerpt from the opinion by Justice Ginsburg: In upholding RLUIPA's institutionalized-persons provision, we emphasize that respondents "have raised a facial challenge to constitutionality, and have not contended that under the facts of any of specific cases . . . applying RLUIPA would [...]

Criminal complaint and affidavit against Tarik Ibn Osman Shah and Rafiq Sabir . Read the full text of the complaint . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay claim they were sold into captivity, according to new US government documents released to AP under the Freedom of Information Act . The CIA and the US Defense, State and Justice departments deny any knowledge of bounty payments being made for random prisoners. The US Rewards for Justice Program [...]

The UN Security Council Tuesday for the first time condemned acts of sexual abuse and exploitation committed by UN peacekeepers and urged countries contributing troops to work to prevent such behavior from occurring in the future. A statement drafted by the US was read encouraging member states to avoid situations such as that seen in [...]

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told the UN Security Council Tuesday that Iraq will allow the International Advisory and Monitoring Board to keep monitoring its oil production and spending related to oil revenues. Zebari said that oversight from the group would demonstrate that oil revenues are used for the benefit of all Iraqi citizens. The [...]

The Massachusetts legislature Tuesday overrode a Friday veto by Gov. Mitt Romney on a bill allowing scientists seeking to do stem cell research in Massachusetts to bypass approval from the local district attorney. The new law does, however, give the state Department of Public Health some regulatory controls and prohibits human cloning. Both the state [...]

Former Montreal advertising executive Paul Coffin pleaded guilty Tuesday to 15 counts of fraud in a corruption scandal that has nearly brought down the government of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin . Coffin, originally charged with 18 counts until 3 were dropped by the Crown, admitted to repeatedly creating fake invoices in a sponsorship scam [...]