The White House has warned senators to pass a class action bill without changes as they began debate on the bill. S. 5 , which would transfer most interstate class actions to federal courts, also enjoys broad support...

Judge Theodor Meron, president judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia , has ruled that two British lawyers appointed to represent former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic may not withdraw from...

Indonesian prosecutors presenting their case against Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir asked a court Tuesday to sentence him to eight years in prison for terror charges, including a link to the 2002 Bali bombings. Prosecutors' sentence...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 8.In Washington today, the US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET for regular business and to consider S. 5 [bill...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 7.The US Senate convenes today at 2 PM ET, with a live webcast available via C-SPAN. The Homeland Security and...

Retired Serbian General Vladimir Lazarevic turned himself in to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Thursday to face war crimes charges for his role in the violence in Kosovo in the late...

Conservative groups have applauded several legal reforms and initiatives proposed by President Bush Wednesday night in his State of the Union address , in particular his renewed support for a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and...

British prosecutors Thursday dropped the remaining charge against Lance Cpl. Darren Larkin, one of three UK soldiers on trial for charges of abusing Iraqi captives. Prosecutors said they could not prove that Larkin was the soldier who...

Six of Iraq's 18 provinces reported partial election returns Thursday that showed the United Iraqi Alliance , a Shiite party, with strong results in the National Assembly race. The Alliance had been endorsed by the country's most powerful...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Feb. 3.The US Senate convenes at 9:00 AM ET today, and it is expected to vote on the nomination of Alberto...