The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon could begin prosecuting suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on March 1, 2009 with its prosecutor's scheduled arrival at The Hague, according...
A Stuttgart court on Monday granted parole for Christian Klar, a leader of the militant Red Army Faction (RAF) , after Klar served 26 years in prison on nine counts of murder and 11 counts of attempted murder....
The Supreme Court of California on Wednesday agreed to hear challenges to Proposition 8 , the ballot measure that amended the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, while refusing a petition to...
Philippines bar leaders, retired judges, attorneys, law schools and business leaders Monday formed an unofficial judicial oversight group dedicated to providing transparency in the selection of seven justices to the Supreme Court of the Philippines...
The European Court of First Instance on Wednesday denied an appeal by the Danish company Lego to restore its EU trademark for its interlocking toy bricks. The decision upheld an...
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in the capital cases of Kelly v. California (07-11073) and Zamudio v. California (07-11425) . Petitioners in...
Vietnamese Justice Minister Ha Hung Cuong on Monday asked the country's National Assembly to consider reducing the number of crimes subject to the death penalty. Cuongs proposal, which would eliminate the death penalty for crimes like bribery...
Mexicos National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has urged the Mexican Senate to change a law requiring those who file criminal complaints to verify their immigration status. CNDH said Sunday...
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday issued a report revealing that top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials opposed FDA regulations that preempt consumers ability to bring tort...
A pending California ballot initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage in the state has generated more than $60 million in contributions to committees representing both sides as of Saturday, a figure believed to be a US...
