The US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a $54.6 million verdict against two retired Salvadoran generals for allegedly allowing torture and other abuses during a 12-year civil war in El Salvador. The court ruled Monday...
Malaysia Tuesday began a campaign to round up an estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants currently in the country, after extending an amnesty period several times. Police and immigration officials conducted searches around the country in an effort to...
The American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First announced at a press conference Tuesday morning that they had filed a lawsuit in Illinois against US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and several other US military...
A US district judge found her husband and mother murdered in her Chicago home Monday evening. Police did not provide any details on the killings, but media reports indicated that the bodies were those of Michael F. Lefkow and...
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the US government was liable for agreements to cover contract costs for several Indian tribes despite arguments that Congress did not appropriate funds for the full amount. Under the Indian Self-Determination and...
CBS News is reporting that the US Supreme Court has struck down the possibility of the death penalty for juvenile killers. SCOTUSBlog has more on the Court's 5-4 opinion in Roper v. Simmons, 03-633.10:30 AM ET -...
Rhode Island became the seventh state to ban smoking indoors Tuesday, as a state law took effect at midnight. The ban covers all indoor workplaces and almost all bars and restaurants, but certain...
China Tuesday criticized a US State Department report on its human rights record, accusing the United States of using human rights to interfere in the country's internal affairs. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman also alleged human rights...
The US military has appointed a three-star general to take over the investigation into alleged abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and extended the deadline for completion until March 31. Air Force Lt. Gen. Randall "Mark"...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, March 1.The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases today. At 10 AM ET, the Court will hear arguments...
