Bruce MacDonald, the senior Pentagon official overseeing war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo , on Friday denied a request to extend the filing deadline for pre-trial motions for prisoners accused of planning the 9/11 attacks ....
The federal government on Friday requested additional time for oral argument before the US Supreme Court to argue that the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , which...
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on Friday that the Stolen Valor Act (SVA) , which criminalizes the act of falsely claiming to have received a medal from the US military,...
The UN told Maldives on Saturday that Judge Abdulla Mohamed must either be charged or released from indefinite detention. Mohamed was arrested for corruption in an unprecedented move by the military, following a ruling to release a...
Brazil prosecutors plan to file criminal charges, in addition to the $11 billion civil suit, against Chevron officials for the 2,400 barrel oil spill off the coast of Brazil in the Campos Basin in...
The UN expressed concern on Friday over Cambodia's decision to not appoint the reserve judge to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) over "ethical concerns." The UN stated that...
Mali signed an agreement Friday with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to become the first African country to agree to enforce the ICC's sentences of imprisonment. Article 103 of the Rome Statute , which governs...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Golan v. Holder that Congress has the authority under the Copyright Act to restore copyright protection in foreign works where the work was never registered...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored his commitment to Lebanon's security and sovereignty on Friday. Ban Ki-moon stated: "This is a critical moment in the region. It is a time for meaningful change; time to...
Judge Claudia Wilken of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday that California prison officials have failed to protect disabled parolees by not providing them wheelchairs and other mobility assistance devices....
