The Sacramento County Superior Court Tuesday struck down a plan by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to transfer prisoners to private out-of-state facilities in order to reduce prison overcrowding. The ruling by Judge...
A bill to end forced marriages was proposed in the parliament of Pakistan by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q party (Quaid) Tuesday. The Prevention of Anti-women Practices Bill 2006 would also outlaw a tribal...
Former CIA executive director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo and defense contractor Brent Wilkes were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on charges connected with the case of former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham . The FBI...
The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates adopted new policies Monday reforming the Model Code of Judicial Conduct to limit certain political activities of judges. The adopted rules include a prohibition on...
Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock Friday denied contentions by lawyers representing Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks that comments made by the head of the US military prison indicated...
The Constitutional Court of Colombia has ruled that same-sex couples must be accorded the same property rights as other unmarried couples. With eight votes in favor and one abstention, the court held unconstitutional a 1990 law...
US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that thirteen or more federal prosecutors who have been removed over the past two years were not victims of political...
A judge has ruled that Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and former PM Silvio Berlusconi will not give evidence at the preliminary hearing of Nicolo Pollari, the former head of Italian Intelligence and...
The United Nations Friday released a plan for Kosovo to govern itself as a multi-ethnic society that it says safeguards the rights of all groups within its territory. An executive summary of the plan was issued...
Judicial reform in China should be managed by the Chinese Communist Party rather than by reformers and non-governmental organizations, according to an article published Thursday by China's top law enforcement official. Luo Gan [official website;...
