The Texas judge presiding over the trial of Rep. Tom DeLay has thrown out conspiracy charges against the former GOP House Majority Leader but has refused to dismiss money laundering charges [JURIST...
A panel of judges from the Santiago Appeals Court ruled Friday that human rights charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet can proceed, rejecting the defense's arguments that Pinochet is too ill...
US District Judge Richard M. Berman ruled Friday that random police searches of bags on the New York City subway system are a minimal invasion of privacy and do not violate the Constitution. The decision comes in a lawsuit...
Uganda's High Court ordered the military Friday to suspend proceedings against main opposition leader Kizza Besigye until the court decides whether the military trial is legal. Besigye was arrested earlier this month on charges of...
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , said Friday that US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has promised that his views on abortion will not be a factor in...
A weak response from the justice system in Kosovo to the 2004 Albanian attacks on Serbs has created an "impression of impunity" for such ethnically motivated crimes, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said...
The South African Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit gay couples from marrying and gave parliament one year to amend the 1961 Marriage Act to allow same-sex marriage . According...
The Japanese government is preparing a legislative proposal that would amend the country's succession law, the 1947 Imperial Household Law , to allow female monarchs. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Thursday that a 15-member team has been established...
Defense lawyers for Zacarias Moussaoui are seeking to ask jurors in the upcoming sentencing trial for their opinions on Islam, the FBI's performance in several high-profile investigations and for their personal reactions to the September 11...
The final round of Egypt's legislative elections began Thursday, though riot police in some towns blocked access to polling stations in contradiction to government promises of free and fair elections. The cordoning-off of polling stations is thought to be...
