The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Pat Roberts (R-KS) , has told Senate leaders that Congress should not push for a probe into the leak of classified information on secret prisons to the Washington Post...
As Australia's parliament begins debating tough new anti-terrorism laws , Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday that he is considering revoking the citizenship of Australians who are convicted of terrorism crimes. Howard and Attorney General...
In Wednesday's environmental law news, the US House of Representatives voted late Wednesday night to remove provisions from a budget bill that would have allowed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and offshore drilling...
Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will propose regulations for remodeling or renovating a home with lead-based paint by the end of the year. A federal law had been...
As rioting continues to spread in France , Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Monday announced the implementation of curfews and the deployment of 9,500 police officers and...
The US military announced Monday that five members of the 75th Ranger Regiment have been charged with physically assaulting prisoners in Iraq in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice . The five elite...
In addition to considering the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case involving Guantanamo tribunals , the US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three other cases. In Bustillo v. Johnson, the Court will consider...
Leading Thursday's environmental law news, the US Senate defeated a budget amendment by a 51-48 vote that would have removed drilling authority for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(ANWR) . The budget bill itself is expected...
Indonesian Justice Minister Hamid Awaluddin said Thursday that Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will not have his prison sentence reduced to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Bashir, imprisoned for his role...
Former media magnate Conrad Black is suing the US government, alleging the Federal Bureau of Investigation improperly seized nearly $9 million of his money. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Chicago, Black claimed the funds...
