The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday convicted Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon of ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses, after a trial lasting less than one month [JURIST...
The Russian State Duma on Tuesday approved legislation imposing stricter penalties for individuals convicted of sex offenses against minors. The legislation, initiated by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [official website, in Russian;...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear in court on February 13 for a formal indictment on contempt charges. Gilani has failed to...
The Constitutional Court of Romania on Wednesday ruled that a law allowing local and parliamentary elections to be held at the same time is unconstitutional. The Romanian Parliament passed the law...
US officials on Wednesday announced charges against seven individuals purportedly involved in a $62 million insider trading scheme. The individuals, who worked for five different investment institutions, are accused of earning illegal profits on the basis of insider...
A panel of Australian citizens on Thursday proposed that the country's Constitution recognize the Australian indigenous population , including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Currently, although Aborigines make up almost three percent of the Australian population,...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals the court will determine whether Congress constitutionally abrogated states' Eleventh Amendment ...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC that the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment bar wrongful termination...
The Afghan government has failed to ensure and protect human rights since the Taliban government ended ten years ago, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Sunday. Afghanistan created a transitional government and announced intentions to hold...
Wall Street organizations International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging a regulation implemented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ...
