The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered Judge Jasmine Barrios to annul the case of former Guatemalan dictator General Efrain Rios Montt over the genocide of Mayan Indians . The Constitutional...
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New judge to preside over trial of Guatemala ex-dictator
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Supreme Court hears arguments on blackmail, river dispute
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Supreme Court rules marijuana possession not grounds for automatic deportation
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Egypt president affirms commitment to judicial system
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US trade commission rules for Apple in Motorola patent dispute
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UK appeals court denies government’s Abu Qatada appeal
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DC Circuit to reconsider overturned conviction of al Qaeda media director
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Federal appeals court lifts stay of execution for Georgia death row inmate
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France parliament gives final approval to same-sex marriage bill
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Russia court grants citizens right to contest election results
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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Sekhar v. United States the court heard arguments on whether an attorney's "recommendation" is intangible property that can be gained through...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Moncrieffe v. Holder that noncitizens have not committed an "aggravated felony" if they are convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana, and are eligible for...
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi swore Monday to preserve the independence of the judicial system despite protests by Islamist groups to remove thousands of judges. Morsi issued a statement after emergency talks on...
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled Monday that Apple did not infringe a Motorola patent covering proximity sensors. The USITC concluded that the concept at issue was too obvious to merit patent...
The UK Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied permission to the Home Secretary to appeal to the nation's Supreme Court the decision not to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada ...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed Tuesday to an en banc review of its January decision vacating the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul [HRW profile;...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday lifted a stay of execution for Georgia death row inmate Warren Hill . The appeals court halted the execution in...
France's Parliament approved a measure Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. The bill was passed in the National Assembly by a 331 to 225...
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (RCC) ruled Monday that Russian citizens have the right to challenge parliamentary election results in court within the particular constituency where they originally cast their votes. Last May Russia's Human...
