Former US soldier Steven Green on Monday challenged the law used to convict him in civilian court for his role in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder...
An Algerian court on Sunday sentenced Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Belbacha to 20 years in prison for being part of an "overseas terrorist group." Belbacha has been cleared for release from...
A Chinese court sentenced human rights activist Huang Qi to three years in prison Monday on the charge of illegally holding state secrets. Huang was a critic of the Chinese government's handling of the 2008 earthquake in...
The US Senate on Thursday voted 59-39 to confirm Judge David Hamilton to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit , overcoming Republican opposition to secure President Barack Obama's first and...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) and US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) expressed support Sunday for the Obama administration's proposal to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to a facility in Northwestern Illinois. The Obama...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) filed a new plan Thursday for reducing prison overcrowding in the state. The new plan includes revisions made possible because of legislative enactments, including...
The Iraqi Parliament passed a controversial election law amendment on Sunday, paving the way for January elections as mandated by the Iraqi Constitution . The new law addresses two issues that...
The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution giving Israel and Palestine three months to conduct independent investigations into possible war crimes committed during last winter's Gaza conflict . The General Assembly voted 114-18...
The Obama administration on Friday filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . The suit was brought in July by Massachusetts Attorney...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Thursday overturned thousands of juvenile-offender convictions issued by a judge indicted on federal corruption charges for an alleged kickback scheme. The order voids about 6,500 convictions handed down by...
