The US Senate on Thursday voted 87-11 to approve an amendment that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine . Under the doctrine, which was...
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday sentenced former CIA executive director Kyle Foggo to 37 months in prison for wire fraud related to charges that he accepted bribes...
Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr were blocked from attending a scheduled Tuesday meeting with Khadr at Guantanamo Bay . Officials have launched an investigation into the ethics of the defense...
Internet search company Google, Inc. will apply to join a European Commission (EC) antitrust proceeding against Microsoft , accusing the software giant of hindering competition, according to a message from Google Vice President Sundar...
An Italian court on Tuesday sentenced David Mills , a British barrister and former lawyer to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi , to four-and-a-half years in prison for accepting a $600,000 bribe...
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday rejected two motions challenging the court's ability to hear the case filed on behalf of five indicted Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news...
The US Court of Federal Claims on Thursday rejected arguments made in three test cases against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by families alleging that their children's autism was...
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir must cooperate with any indictment or decision the International Criminal Court (ICC) may issue against him, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday. On...
Taliban insurgents on Wednesday targeted the Afghan Ministry of Justice , the Prisons Directorate and other government buildings in coordinated attacks in the capital city of Kabul. Early estimates reported 28 killed and more than...
Some terror suspects living under control orders have managed to maintain contact with terror cells, the UK's counter-terrorism law ombudsman said in his fourth annual report Tuesday. Lord Carlile of Berriew [JURIST...
