The US Supreme Court handed down four decisions Thursday, including Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales , where the Court held that a federal immigration law authorizing deportation can be applied to...
South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson confirmed Monday that a law banning most abortions , which was passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor earlier this year, will appear on...
The US Supreme Court handed down three decisions in argued cases Monday, including a ruling in the consolidated cases of Rapanos v. US and Carabell v. Army Corps of Engineers [Duke Law case backgrounder;...
The US Supreme Court handed down four decisions Thursday, including Hudson v. Michigan where the Court held 5-4 that evidence collected under a search warrant is admissible even...
Luis Moreno Ocampo , chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court , told the UN Security Council Wednesday that his investigation into crimes against humanity in Darfur has documented thousands of killings of civilians, large...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday that the country was "extremely disappointed" and "distressed" at the release from prison of Abu Bakar Bashir , the Indonesian Muslim cleric jailed in connection to the 2002 Bali...
JURIST received the Webby People's Voice Award for Law at the 10th Annual Webby Awards ceremony in New York Monday evening. Called the "online Oscars" by TIME magazine and presented by the International...
The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in two cases Monday, including Hill v. McDonough , where the Court held that a death row inmate can challenge the constitutionality...
Dozens of Iraqi detainees were released Sunday as part of a national reconciliation plan announced by new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki last week. Maliki promised that 2,500 prisoners held in US detention facilities and Iraqi custody...
Parliament members in Nepal voted late Saturday to strip King Gyanendra of his power to veto laws passed by the legislature. The new law is the latest in a series of moves...
