The Third Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal Wednesday ruled that a plan to ease prison overcrowding by transferring prisoners to out-of-state facilities does not violate the state constitution . The California Correctional...
The Greek Minister of Justice Tuesday quickly condemned as legally "non-existent" the first same-sex marriages performed in the country by the mayor of a small Greek island. Sotiris Hatzigakis said in a statement that Tilos Mayor Anastassios...
Australian advocacy group International Criminal Court Action (ICCACTION) sent a brief to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Friday requesting charges be laid against former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for war crimes in connection...
Several Russian gay rights activists were arrested by police in Moscow Sunday for holding events commemorating the 1993 law that put an end to government prosecution for homosexual activity in Russia. For the third consecutive year, Moscow Pride [advocacy...
Twenty-eight anti-government activists were indicted in Zimbabwe on Monday on public disorder charges related to a strike organized by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) last week to protest the nondisclosure of the results...
The New Jersey Supreme Court Monday ruled that Internet service providers may not turn over users' personal information to police or other agencies unless they obtain a valid grand jury subpoena when the information sought...
Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai has condemned as "illegal" a process of recounting votes in 23 constituencies that began Saturday after a judge dismissed an opposition appeal . The...
Retired Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers was 'hoodwinked' into believing aggressive interrogation techniques used on Guantanamo detainees were taken from the army's field manual, University College London law professor Philippe Sands...
A federal judge on Monday sentenced Samuel Israel, III, co-founder of collapsed hedge fund Bayou Group , to 20 years in prison. US District Judge Colleen McMahon also ordered Israel to make $300 million in restitution and forfeit...
Serbia plans to officially request that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resume a probe into allegations that separatist Kosovo Liberation Army leaders were involved in trafficking organs taken from Serb prisoners during the...
