The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday struck down part of the Bush administration's new financial disclosure requirements for unions, but upheld others. A majority of the three-judge panel found that Labor Secretary Elaine Chao exceeded her authority under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act by requiring reports on union [...]

The Libyan Supreme Court has postponed until November 15 a ruling on the death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who were convicted in May 2004 of purposely infecting 400 children with the virus that causes AIDS during an experiment to find a cure for the disease. The medical workers say they [...]

Chinese UN Ambassador Wang Guangya has said China is opposed to a recently-introduced resolution that would expand the UN Security Council to include Brazil, Germany, India and Japan. In an interview with AP Tuesday, Wang called the plan "dangerous" and hinted China would use its veto power against it when the General Assembly votes in [...]

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 [...]