A federal judge Monday overturned as unconstitutional a Louisiana law that would have moved the state's congressional primary from November to October. Louisiana passed the legislation under the impetus of its "open primary" system that allows all candidates...
The case against Orhan Pamuk , Turkey's most prominent writer, was dropped by an Istanbul court Sunday following a statement from the Turkish Justice Ministry. Pamuk, whose work often examines the clashes between society and...
Former US attorney general Ramsey Clark , currently a member of the defense team representing deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein , told Reuters Sunday that Hussein's trial should be suspended. Referring to the Iraqi High...
Delegates from human rights groups sent to attend the African Union summit now underway in Khartoum were detained Sunday by Sudanese authorities. Representatives of Amnesty International , Anti-Slavery International and the International Bar Association...
The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) announced Monday that it would disregard 227 ballot boxes from the December 15 parliamentary elections in response to 58 serious complaints of election fraud . Since...
A replacement judge has been named to preside over the Iraqi High Criminal Court ] trying ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein following the weekend resignation of chief judge Rizgar Amin [Wikipedia...
The European Commission is urging the 25 European Union member states to implement compatible criminal law procedures in the wake of a study showing drastically different legal practices. While the study conducted...
Under pressure from the United States, the Israeli Cabinet led by Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has decided to allow Palestinians to vote in Jerusalem during the January 25 Palestinian parliamentary elections so long as...
US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Sunday promised a thorough congressional probe into President Bush's domestic surveillance program . Specter denied that the President was given a "blank check" to conduct any...
US Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) warned Sunday against any filibuster by Democrats to stall the vote for US Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito . Feinstein plans to vote...
