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...
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Federal judge rejects challenge to Hawaii campaign finance legislation
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Vatican to implement EU financial crimes legislation by end of year
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DOJ argues isolated genetic material not patentable
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UN biological diversity body sets environmental targets
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Guatemala police convicted in disappearance with evidence from rediscovered archive
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UN rights expert calls for investigation of alleged rapes on Angola-DRC border
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Rights groups urge Senate to pass bill allowing cameras in Supreme Court
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Federal appeals court upholds 2 of 4 Conrad Black convictions
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Iraq Kurdistan journalists facing violence, lawsuits: HRW
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China court official criticizes Nobel committee for awarding peace prize to Liu Xiaobo
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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 Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed an amicus curiae brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revising the government's stance on patenting isolated genetic material, including human...
The tenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on Saturday concluded its proceedings with delegates agreeing to the Nagoya Protocol. The protocol identifies 20 goals within five categories...
A Guatemalan judge on Thursday sentenced former National Police (NP) officers Hector Roderico Ramirez Rios and Abraham Lancerio Gomez to 40 years in prison for the 1984 forced disappearance of Fernando Garcia, based on evidence found in an abandoned...
UN Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Thursday condemned alleged gang rapes of at least 30 Congolese women who were being deported from neighboring Angola and called for...
A coalition of 37 public interest groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the Alliance for Justice , sent a letter to the Senate Thursday urging...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday upheld two of four convictions of Canadian-born media mogul Conrad Black , one for fraud and one...
Journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan who criticize the government are facing increased intimidation, violence and lawsuits , Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. HRW criticized the secret investigation into the May killing of journalist Saradasht Osman, who...
A spokesperson for China's Municipal Higher People's Court on Friday criticized those responsible for granting the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo . Liu, who was awarded the 2010 Peace Prize [JURIST...
