US District Judge Marcia Cooke ruled Wednesday that alleged terrorist Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial, rejecting defense arguments that he often cannot assist his attorneys because he suffers from post-traumatic...
Hawaii legislators have shelved a proposal to create civil unions for same-sex couples, indicating that the state legislature did not have enough votes to pass the law. The state House Judiciary Committee...
The FBI has started investigating 10-12 civil rights era suspicious death cases , according to FBI Director Robert Mueller and US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Tuesday. Although officials declined to comment on which...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. , 05-1056, where the court must decide whether Microsoft should be...
UK Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer on Wednesday backed a proposal to allow police officers to question terror suspects after they have been formally charged. Following a speech defending the UK Human Rights Act [text; backgrounder; JURIST...
The Ecuador Congress voted Tuesday to hold a referendum on whether Ecuador should form a constitutional assembly to rewrite its constitution . The vote is seen as a victory for the reform agenda of...
President Bush on Wednesday issued an executive order establishing military commissions for enemy combatants held by the US. According to White House officials, the order is required under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA)...
Fifty-seven countries have signed an international treaty in Paris banning governments from holding suspects in secret detention. The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance was approved by the...
The military judge overseeing the court-martial of US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada declared a mistrial Wednesday after throwing out a pretrial agreement in which Watada admitted that he failed to deploy...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria on Wednesday released an advisory list of 135 Nigerian politicians considered to be too corrupt to hold office, including Vice President Atiku Abubakar [official...
