Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was convicted Monday of violating the terms of his 2004 release from prison by granting interviews to foreign news media. Vanunu completed an 18-year prison sentence in 2004 for leaking...
The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in five cases Monday, including Microsoft v. AT&T , where the Court held that Microsoft was not liable for patent infringement under...
The New Hampshire Senate voted 14-10 Thursday in favor a bill allowing same-sex civil unions , sending the legislation on to Gov. John Lynch for signature. The bill, passed by the state House of Representatives...
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday the he plans to submit legislation that would "establish a fundamental, statutory right to privacy for women in making personal reproductive decisions." Spitzer's proposed Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act...
A ban preventing former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from returning to the country and restrictions on Khaleda Zia , another former prime minister and Hasina's former political rival, have been lifted, according to statements...
US Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) proposed legislation Wednesday that "will allow schools and universities to share a student's mental health information with their parents or guardians if the student is found to be at risk of suicide,...
Lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees urged US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Wednesday to suspend the Court's order denying certiorari and allow detainees 120 days to petition the court for a rehearing in two...
Lawyers visiting Afghan detainee Haji Bismullah at Guantanamo Bay should be subject to tightened restrictions , including limited access to their client and evidence, the US Justice Department has urged in...
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has opened an investigation into whether executive branch employees have improperly engaged in political activity in violation of the Hatch Act , an OSC spokesperson said Tuesday. The Hatch Act...
The US House Judiciary Committee voted 32-6 Wednesday to grant Monica M. Goodling , former special counsel to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, immunity from prosecution in exchange for her testimony on the firings of...
