The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Smith v. Spisak that the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit contravened the directives of the...
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Supreme Court reverses Sixth Circuit in federal habeas case
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‘Toronto 18’ member pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
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New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana bill
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Navy SEALs accused of assaulting prisoner to be tried on US military base in Iraq
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India chief justice proposes constitutional court
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Second Circuit hears appeal to dismiss apartheid lawsuits against US companies
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Habyarimana assassination report [Rwanda Mutsinzi Commission]
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Supreme Court hears arguments in interstate radioactive waste disposal suit
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Russia law allowing house arrest to reduce prison population takes effect
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California federal court begins Proposition 8 trial
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A member of the "Toronto 18" pleaded not guilty in a Canadian court on Monday for his alleged role in a failed 2006 terrorist plot to bomb the Toronto Stock Exchange and government...
The New Jersey Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would legalize medical marijuana . The legislation would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients with chronic illnesses such as cancer,...
A US military judge ruled Monday that the trials for two Navy SEALs accused in the alleged assault of an Iraqi prisoner will be held on a US military base in Iraq in order for the alleged...
The Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan proposed on Saturday the creation of a new constitutional court to review matters relating to the Indian Constitution and other federal issues. Balakrishnan also suggested the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments on Monday in an appeal by multi-national corporations accused of assisting the South African government during the apartheid-era . The corporations, which include IBM,...
Report of the Investigation into the Causes and Circumstances of and Responsibility for the Attack of 06/04/1994 Against the Falcon 50 Rwandan Presidential Aeroplane, Registration Number 9XR-NN, Mutsinzi Commission of the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, January 11, 2010...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Alabama v. North Carolina , the Court heard arguments on an interstate dispute over...
A Russian law allowing minor offenders to serve their sentences under house arrest rather than in prison entered into force on Sunday. The bill, approved by the Russian State Duma last month...
A trial on the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban commenced Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California . Proceedings included opening statements from lead attorneys and testimony...
