A jury found Donald Fell guilty for murder in federal court Friday allowing the jurors to next determine if he should receive the death penalty, which has not been applied in Vermont for nearly 50 years. In November 2000,...
The US Supreme Court's Thursday ruling in Kelo v. New London allowing local governments to expropriate private property for development has sparked intense negative reaction from defenders of private property rights, with a number hailing this...
Mexico's House voted for an constiutional amendment Thursday that expunges the death penalty language from the country's present constitution by a margin of 412-0. The amendment calls for the current language to...
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the membership configuration of the California Coastal Commission's does not violate the separation of powers clause of the state's constitution. Four of the commissioners are appointed...
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee in a heated hearing on Iraq Thursday that a delay in Iraq's adoption of a constitution would be "an enormous disservice" while...
The independent Panel on the Nonprofit Sector released a report Wednesday recommending that Congress require charities to develop stricter policies on the disclosure of financial information by retaining external independent accountants, reveal more details on executive...
Four countries seeking permanent representation on the UN Security Council - Japan, Brazil, India, and Germany - said Wednesday at a foreign ministry meeting in Brussels that they would request a July vote on their...
The Colombian Congress passed a bill Wednesday which gives lesser punishments to paramilitary leaders who disarm, admit their crimes, compensate victims, and return stolen goods. The bill, announced last week , was approved after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe...
A young boy who claimed that Lionel Tate robbed a pizza delivery man at gunpoint in May "took back" his story Wednesday, which could mean freedom again for Tate, once the youngest American to receive...
The Palestinian parliament voted Saturday to pass a new law creating an electoral system which will allow districts to choose 50% of the lawmakers with the other 50% coming from a list of national party candidates. The new law...
