An Iraqi court on Sunday convicted Ali Hassan al-Majid and former foreign minister and deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz of forcing the Kurdish population to be displaced from the...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday reversed a lower court ruling that had dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by more than 200 African-American members of the Capitol Police...

The Obama administration is considering creating a maximum security prison that would hold both military and civilian detainees as well as a courtroom to accommodate remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees, according to senior administration officials cited [AP...

Iran began the trial of 100 detained protesters from the post-election turmoil Saturday as former Iranian president Mohammad Ali Khatami decried the proceedings as a "show trial." Khatami said that the...

The Constitutional Tribunal of Portugal ruled 3-2 Friday that same-sex marriage is not a right guaranteed by the Portuguese Constitution , denying an appeal by a lesbian couple...

A control order against a suspected terrorist known as AN was overturned Friday by the UK High Court. In overturning the control order, the high court relied on a June decision [judgment, PDF; JURIST...

The Iraqi government announced on Friday the drafting of a law that proposes a framework to safeguard Iraqi journalists. The proposed law would offer greater protection to staff journalists than to freelancers and...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled Friday that former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio was incorrectly sentenced to six years in prison due to flawed methodology....

Secretary of State for the Home Department v. O'Connor, et al., UK High Court of Justice, July 31, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here....

USA v. Nacchio, US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, July 31, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....