Up to one-fourth of US Department of Justice civil appellate lawyers are refusing to represent the government on the appeals of detainees from Guantanamo Bay , according to a story in US News & World Report....
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will likely invoke the state secrets privilege to halt a lawsuit against the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) , the Belgium-based international banking cooperative that disclosed personal information...
The Thai government said Friday that it has lifted a five-month ban on the popular video-sharing website YouTube , now owned by Google , after YouTube's site operator agreed to prohibit offensive videos from appearing on the...
US forces in Iraq will release 50 Iraqi detainees per day during the Muslim religious month of Ramadan, according to an announcement by Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi Friday. The US military confirmed Hashemi's announcement, saying...
A judge sitting in Polk County , Iowa Thursday struck down Iowa's same-sex marriage ban as an unconstitutional violation of due process and equal protection. Judge Robert Hanson ordered officials to process marriage license applications for...
Senior judges on the UK Council of HM Circuit Judges have warned UK lawmakers that the judiciary may balk at a plan to add new control orders to a draft criminal justice...
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released its first major report on racism and inequality in the European Union Tuesday, finding ethnic discrimination in employment, housing and...
Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black filed a motion Monday requesting either a new trial or acquittal after his conviction on mail fraud and obstruction of justice charges in July. In the...
Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika Monday criticized a recent Swiss high court decision to block the release of financial information linked to Russian oil giant Yukos and the...
The Bangladesh Supreme Court Monday sentenced UN Special Rapporteur Sigma Huda to a three-year jail term for her involvement in a corruption scheme headed by her husband, former Bangladeshi Communications Minister Nazmul Huda. Prosecutors alleged [JURIST...
