The Australian Government on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at reinforcing current cybercrime laws and improving Australia's international cybercrime security. Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O'Connor ...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday permitted a lawsuit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) arising out of the terror attacks of September...
A Chilean appeals court on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of a USD $10 billion hydroelectric dam project in Patagonia. HidroAysen , a private Chilean venture, seeks to build five dams whose...
Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader on Monday dropped his appeal of a Zagreb extradition request, thereby compelling him to face corruption charges in Croatia. Sanader's lawyers said that the former prime minister dropped the appeal after media speculation...
A Wisconsin judge ruled on Monday that the state's domestic partnership registry does not infringe on the constitutional ban on gay marriage. Plaintiff Wisconsin Family Action challenged the Domestic Partnership Registry [Wisc. Stats. 770 text,...
Former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali and his wife were sentenced Monday by a Tunisian court after being found guilty in absentia on charges of theft and unlawful possession of money and...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri that state and local government employees may not sue their employers for retaliation under...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Wal-Mart v. Dukes that a group of women seeking to recover damages from Wal-Mart failed to meet the requirements...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Turner v. Rogers that an indigent defendant does not have a constitutional right to counsel in civil contempt...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday announced that he would soon introduce reforms and present a new constitution , alleging that a conspiracy against Syria is ongoing. In a speech before citizens at Damascus University,...
