The UK House of Lords on Monday rejected a proposal supported by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to increase the amount of time authorities may detain terrorism suspects without charge. The upper house of Parliament voted 309-118 to...
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint alleging that the Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's incited hatred toward Muslims. The commission ruled Friday that a 2006 article by conservative writer Mark...
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Connecticut Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry. In a 4-3 decision, the court reversed a lower court's judgment, concluding...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry again demanded Thursday that the United States repatriate 17 Uighur detainees that a US district judge has ordered to be released from the military prison at...
Citigroup Inc. on Thursday announced that it would not seek to enjoin the acquisition of Wachovia Corp. by Wells Fargo & Co. but would pursue claims against both financial institutions for alleged breach...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late Wednesday issued a temporary stay of a district court order requiring the federal government to release 17 Uighur detainees from the military prison...
Citigroup Inc., Wachovia Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. announced Wednesday that they had extended an agreement to freeze litigation activity through 8 AM Friday. According to Citigroup, the agreement provides for...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in three cases, including Winter, et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al. , 07-1239, in which the...
Attorneys for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late Tuesday seeking to delay the transfer of...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases, including two raising issues of criminal procedure. In Herring v. United States , 07-513, the Court will decide whether...
