Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian and 21 co-defendants, including his wife and other relatives, were acquitted on Friday of charges of money laundering, breach of trust and insider trading. Taipei District Court [official website,...
Google has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Interior (DOI) alleging that the DOI arbitrarily decided only to allow Microsoft to compete for a contract to overhaul its...
Imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky linked the fate of Russia with the outcome of his trial in his closing statements on Tuesday in his trial for money laundering and embezzlement [JURIST...
The US District Court for the District of Hawaii on Friday rejected a challenge to one of the state's campaign finance laws. In the case of Yamada et. al v. Kuramoto et. al., Judge Michael Seabright rejected...
A spokesperson for the European Commission on Friday said that the Vatican will implement the European Commission's laws against money laundering and financial fraud by the end of the year. According to Amadeu...
The Republic of Azerbaijan must free its imprisoned journalists and repeal its criminal defamation laws , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Tuesday. In its 94-page report, entitled "Beaten, Blacklisted, and Behind...
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Friday that his office will not appeal a decision by Florida Third District Court of Appeals striking down the state's prohibition against adoption by...
The French Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday that all persons in custody of French law enforcement, including terrorism suspects, are entitled to consult with lawyers from the...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday that openly gay men and women are now allowed to sign up to serve in the in US armed forces, following a recent court order striking down...
California's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) on Thursday issued a rule that will require sponsors of "thinly veiled" political ads reveal their funding sources. The FPPC said disclosure is no longer precluded in the absence...
