The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Hall Street Associates v. Mattel , 06-989, where the Court considered whether parties can contractually agree to vacate...
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday issued a one-sentence ruling rejecting an appeal from Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr challenging a US Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) decision to...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki , 06-1322, to determine whether an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx ...
The Labour Party government of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday unveiled its new legislative agenda for the 2007-2008 session of Parliament, pledging to "seek a consensus on changes to the law on terrorism ......
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday in an en banc rehearing of its earlier ruling that the military cannot seize and imprison civilians lawfully residing in...
The chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday that an executive business meeting will be held November 6 to consider the nomination of Michael Mukasey as US attorney...
A California state judge issued a preliminary ruling Tuesday invalidating May revisions to the state lethal injection protocol . Judge Lynn O'Malley Taylor of the Marin County Superior Court said that the proposed changes qualified as...
The military junta in Myanmar has released six more dissidents held in the wake of a late summer crackdown against protesters and political opponents, the pro-democracy National League for Democracy (NLD) said Tuesday. Three members of...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in United States v. Williams , 06-694, to determine whether part of the federal anti-child abuse PROTECT Act of 2003...
Argentinean federal judge Claudio Bonadio Tuesday charged former president Fernando de la Rua with five counts of manslaughter for failing to prevent the deaths of five demonstrators during 2001 confrontations with police in Buenos Aires. The deaths...
