Pl. US 27/09... na zruseni ustavniho zakona c. 195/2009 Sb., o zkraceni pateho volebního období Poslanecka snemovny (judgment on the proposal to repeal the Constitutional Act No. 195/2009 to shorten the fifth term of Deputies), Czech Republic Constitutional Court, September...

Two former Pennsylvania judges were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on 48 counts in connection with alleged illegal actions to benefit private juvenile detention facilities. The charges against Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella, Jr. include...

Spanish National Court Judge Baltasar Garzon testified Wednesday before the Criminal Law Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court in response to accusations that he exceeded his authority when he launched an investigation...

The Uruguayan Senate voted 17-6 to approve a law legalizing adoption by same sex couples. The new law will permit adoptions by couples in both marriages and civil unions after four...

The trial of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic is scheduled to begin October 19, according to a press release from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday. Presiding...

The US Supreme Court reheard oral arguments Wednesday in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to determine whether two precedent cases that uphold restraints...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a district court decision upholding the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA) , which requires...

Former Bosnian Serb leader Momcilo Krajisnik has been transferred to the UK to serve his 20-year prison sentence , the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Tuesday. Krajisnik...

The Buenos Aires Appeals Court in Argentina overturned the dismissal of murder charges against former president Fernando de la Rua on Tuesday. The charges were dismissed in April by Judge Claudio Bonadio after he said that the...

The German Bundestag unanimously passed a law Tuesday overturning the conviction of Nazi-regime "war traitors." Among those whose names have been cleared are resistance fighters, people who aided Jews, and...