Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling , whose testimony in his own defense came to a close on Thursday, maintained his innocence on fraud and conspiracy charges and defended his actions in the...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Clark v. Arizona , 05-5966, a case in which the Court will decide the constitutionality of Arizona statutes governing...
The defense team in the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui on Wednesday called several witnesses in an effort to prevent a death sentence for the convicted Sept. 11 conspirator, including two family...
The US Department of Defense on Wednesday released the first official list of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay , including the names of people who were the earliest detainees at the detention facility. The...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been asked by the US government to accept a group of Chinese Uighur detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay , according to a report in Friday's Die...
Protesters stepped into action across Nepal on Friday in response to the traditional new year message of King Gyanendra , in which the ruler promised to hold general elections and dialogue with the...
A Congolese opposition group, the Holy Alliance, has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to ban Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila from running in this year's general elections, the first democratic elections...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday approved Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 , which permits attorneys to cite unpublished opinions in the federal circuit courts. The new rule does not dictate...
The Forum for the Establishment of a War Crimes Court in Liberia has increased lobbying efforts to convince national leaders that Liberia needs to set up its own war crimes court in response to the controversy surrounding the trial...
A British court on Wednesday held that procedures undertaken to restrain a suspected terrorist under the UK's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) breached the suspect's human rights. Although the court did not say that it was...
