US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton said Wednesday he opposed legislation that would withhold US dues of more than $130 million until the UN adopted US-backed reforms. Bolton appeared before the US House International Relations Committee , his first congressional appearance since his recess appointment to the post after failing to win Senate confirmation. [...]

State of Texas v. John Dominick Colyandro, James Walter Ellis, and Thomas Dale DeLay, District Court of Travis County, Texas, filed September 28, 2005 . Read the full text of the indictment . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Letter from the Secretary of the Judicial Conference of the United States to US Senate Judiciary Chairman Senator Arlen Specter, September 26, 2005 . Read the full text of the letter here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

With Democratic Senators divided on Chief Justice nominee Judge John Roberts , it appeared all but certain Wednesday that he would be confirmed as early as Thursday by a solidly bipartisan Senate vote. At least 76 senators – including 21 Democrats – have thusfar indicated they will support the 50-year-old Roberts, set to be the [...]

A federal district judge Wednesday rejected a claim by former US Attorney General John Ashcroft that the government should be exempt from certain regulations during national emergencies and allowed the continuation of a lawsuit by two Muslim men who said they were abused after being arrested after the Sept. 11 attacks. In a 70-page opinion, [...]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an official investigation into the finances of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist . Sources close to Frist said the SEC had authorized an investigation into Frist's sale of HCA Inc. stock in June, although the SEC has not yet publicly announced the investigation. A formal investigation gives [...]

Two class action lawsuits accusing major US investment banks of price-fixing practices during initial public offerings of technology stocks during the late 1990s were reinstated Wednesday by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals . The court wrote that the plaintiffs had alleged an "epic Wall Street conspiracy" on the part of Bear Stearns, Credit [...]

Many Iraqis on Wednesday expressed outrage after Pfc. Lynndie England , notorious for her role in abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib, was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday. Some accused the US of having a double standard, arguing that the sentence would have been more severe if England had been accused [...]

US Army investigators have not found sufficient evidence to charge any one for the release of graphic photos of Iraqi war casualties on the Internet, an Army spokesman said Wednesday. Although the Army Criminal Investigation Division is unlikely to file criminal charges, spokesman Paul Boyce said disciplinary action was possible under Article 134 of the [...]

The European Parliament Wednesday postponed a key vote on Turkey's potential membership in the bloc and also approved a resolution calling for Turkey to recognize the Armenian genocide . EU legislators agreed by a 311-285 margin to delay ratification of a expanded Turkey-EU customs union out of frustration with Turkey's refusal to recognize Cyprus, part [...]