Three Indonesian Islamic militants sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings will file for a third appeal, according to their lawyer. The three men - Mukhlas, Amrozi, and Imam Samudra ...
The UK High Court has agreed to consider whether the UK government must put the ratification of the new EU reform treaty , properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon , to a public...
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor controlled about five billion dollars held at two US banks during his presidency, Special Court for Sierra Leone head prosecutor Stephen Rapp told the BBC Friday....
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday dismissed an appeal of an injunction suspending a Washington state law that would require pharmacists to dispense Plan B emergency contraceptives [product backgrounder; JURIST news...
The US House of Representatives voted 414-1 on Thursday to pass the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) , a bill aimed at preventing employers and health insurers from discriminating against people who have...
A scheduled May 10 referendum on a new constitution proposed by Myanmar's ruling junta is a "sham" designed to legitimize military rule, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
An Argentine human rights activist whose Wednesday disappearance sparked a nation-wide manhunt was released by his captors Thursday. Juan Evaristo Puthod, who was held at secret prisons during Argentina's "Dirty War" , had previously testified...
Tyco International Wednesday reached an agreement with the state of New Jersey to settle a lawsuit alleging that insider trading at the company cost the state $100 million in state employee pension funds. Under the...
US military personnel - including Army psychologists and medics - continued to use or support "abusive" interrogation tactics even after such methods were prohibited by a 2003 memorandum, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Wednesday. According...
US Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher Wednesday announced her resignation effective May 23. Fisher served as the head of the DOJ's Criminal Division, which concentrated primarily on fraud and corruption cases under her tenure. AP has...
