The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Indian Nation on whether the attorney-client privilege entitles the US to...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut regarding whether electric utilities contributed to global warming...
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sentenced 11 army officers to prison for raping more than 20 women last year, a court official said Thursday. Three officers were sentenced to...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted 94-2 Wednesday to approve a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of gestation. The "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," similar to a bill passed...
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday asked a federal judge to cancel his retrial and sentence him on the single charge on which was originally convicted. Blagojevich was found guilty ...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued summons for six Kenyans suspected of inciting the 2007-2008 post-election violence . In December, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo identified the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday ordered two Darfur rebel leaders to stand trial for war crimes. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain (Banda) and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus (Jerbo) are suspected in...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday ordered both Costa Rica and Nicaragua to remove all personnel from the disputed border region. Costa Rica filed a complaint with the ICJ [JURIST...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Alaska refused Monday to order Exxon Mobil to pay an additional $92 million in damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...
US President Barack Obama on Monday issued an executive order allowing military commissions for Guantanamo Bay detainees to resume. New charges in the military commission system have been suspended since shortly...
