Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Friday that a leaked memo signals that the US government intends to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) [DOC...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov agreed Saturday to consider accepting one Guantanamo Bay detainee after a request from the Obama administration, though the Bulgarian Parliament would...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that California same-sex marriage supporters cannot access Proposition 8 supporters' internal campaign communications. The court denied disclosure of...

The family of Kenyan Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamed Abdulmalik has filed a lawsuit against the Kenyan government claiming that he was illegally detained, tortured, and rendered to US authorities. The suit seeks Abdulmalik's return to Kenya...

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday recalled Proclamation 1959 , lifting the declaration of martial law and reinstating habeas corpus in the province of Maguindanao. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced that martial...

The Constitutional Court of Turkey voted Friday to ban the Democratic Society Party (DTP) after finding the party to have been cooperating with the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) , a separatist, designated terrorist group....

Perry, et al. v. City of San Francisco, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, December 11, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary...

The Constitutional Court of Romania on Friday ordered a recount of void ballots from the country's disputed presidential election. After the first round of elections in November produced no clear...

Canada's federal opposition parties combined Thursday to pass an unusual measure seeking to compel the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to release confidential records concerning the treatment of detainees captured by Canadian troops in Afghanistan. In an...

The US House of Representatives voted 223-202 Friday to approve a bill that would create a consumer financial protection agency and strengthen oversight of the financial industry. The Wall Street Reform...