In a landmark intellectual property decision Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 9-3 that a business concept for hedging risk in the field of commodities trading was too vague for...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman announced Wednesday he is calling a special session of the state legislature on November 14 to amend Nebraska's so-called 'safe haven' law . The law, which went into effect in...
A Burundi military court Thursday sentenced Colonel Vital Bangirinama to death for his role in the 2006 killings of 31 civilians in Muyinga province. Human rights groups, which had previously criticized the Burundi government [CIA...
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Wednesday sentenced former Bosnian Serb special police officer Vaso Todorovic to six years in prison for committing crimes against humanity in the Srebrenica massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...
New York Supreme Court Judge Jacquelyn Silbermann Wednesday rejected a petition brought by two members of New York City Council trying to prevent a council vote on a resolution to extend New York mayoral and city...
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon Thursday ordered the exhumation of 19 mass graves in Spain, launching an investigation into the disappearances of tens of thousands of people beginning in the Spanish Civil War ,...
The FBI is investigating allegations of voter registration fraud involving the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) ahead of the November presidential election. According to senior law enforcement officials quoted by AP Thursday, the FBI...
US and Iraqi negotiators Wednesday agreed on a draft for a Status of Forces Agreement that gives Iraqi courts limited jurisdiction over American military personnel. According to Iraqi officials quoted by AP Wednesday, the draft agreement requires...
Chile's Supreme Court Wednesday sentenced five former Chilean military officers for their role in the killing of five leftist political opponents as part of the so-called "Caravan of Death" in October 1973. General...
Italy's Constitutional Court has rejected a parliamentary challenge to a Milan appeals court decision holding that doctors can remove the feeding tube of Eluana Englaro , a young woman...
