Ziad al-Khasawneh, head of Saddam Hussein's legal defense team, said Tuesday that plans to try Saddam before the Iraqi Special Tribunal are illegitimate. Al-Khasawneh said that the tribunal does not meet the requirements for a fair and...
The UK House of Commons passed the Prevention of Terrorism Bill by a vote of 272-219 Monday, despite objections that the anti-terror bill didn't receive proper debate. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has said that he...
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will enter into force Sunday, making the provisions of the treaty legally binding on countries that have ratified the convention . The FCTC, the first international...
Yukos and its main shareholder Group Menatep said Friday that they would keep fighting against the "Russian Federation's campaign to destroy the company," despite yesterday's US court decision to dismiss Yukos' bid for bankruptcy protection...
British Attorney General Lord Goldsmith issued a statement Friday denying reports that his 2003 parliamentary answer on the legality of the Iraq invasion had been drawn up in the Prime Minister's office. Earlier this...
Senator Arlen Specter , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , said Thursday that the committee will hold confirmation hearings next week for William G. Myers III, nominated by President Bush to the Court of Appeals for...
Connecticut's Joint Committee on the Judiciary has approved a bill that will allow civil unions for same-sex couples. If the bill is approved by the full House and Senate and the governor, Connecticut would...
AP is reporting that a Florida judge has extended an emergency stay, keeping Terri Schiavo's feeding tube in place until 5 PM Friday.10:05 PM ET - Florida Circuit Judge George Greer extended the emergency stay until 5 PM Friday,...
US District Judge David Hittner denied the Lea Fastow's request for an early prison release Wednesday. Fastow, wife of former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow, pleaded guilty last year to willfully delivering...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has set aside the 1988 child-molestation conviction of a Nevada man, ruling that the 2004 US Supreme Court decision in Crawford v. Washington limiting...
