The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that the Obama administration will push for immigration reform legislation early next year. Speaking at the Center for American Progress (CAP) , DHS Secretary Janet...
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Former congressman sentenced to 13 years on corruption, bribery charges
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Khadr likely to face military commission: Holder
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White House counsel resigning in wake of Guantanamo criticisms
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Greek Orthodox Church protesting ECHR decision to ban crucifixes in schools
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Suu Kyi appeals house arrest to Myanmar top court
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Holder announces federal trials for accused 9/11 conspirators
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UK official criticizes High Court for ordering release of torture evidence
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California files new plan to reduce prison overcrowding
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Salt Lake City bans sexual orientation discrimination with Mormon support
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Former US congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison on 11 counts of bribery and corruption. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that...
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr will likely be tried in the US military commission system. Speaking during a news conference Friday...
The White House announced Friday that Gregory Craig is resigning as White House Counsel and will be replaced by Bob Bauer , Obama's personal attorney. Craig's resignation , effective in January, comes after...
The Greek Orthodox Church is urging Europeans to unite in protesting a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision to ban the crucifix from state schools, according to Thursday reports. The Archbishop...
Opposition pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed an appeal in Myanmar's highest court on Friday challenging the 18-month extension of her house arrest. The head of Suu Kyi's legal team Kyi Win said...
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced that the government will pursue federal charges against five men accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11 terrorist attacks . Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi...
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director of Defense and Strategic Threats, Simon Manley, criticized Britain's High Court Thursday for jeopardizing national security by ordering the public release of evidence of alleged torture...
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 Salt Lake City Council has passed an a ordinance prohibiting employment and housing discrimination based on sexual orientation, after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) gave its support. The...
