The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed Monday a lower court's order in a divorce case that prohibited the children of a divorced father to be in contact with his gay and lesbian acquaintances. The court...

A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be...

In re: HealthSouth Corporation Securities Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, June 17, 2009 [rejecting challenges to a securities fraud class action suit brought by former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, thus affirming a $445 million settlement against...

The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act, Rhode Island General Assembly, re-passed over governor's veto June 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...

Trafficking in Persons Report 2009, US Department of State, June 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Trafficking of Humans...

Chinese state media reported Tuesday that Beijing is ready to switch from gunshot executions of condemned prisoners to lethal injections . A spokesperson for the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said...

War crimes suspects entering or residing in the UK are often immune from prosecution for their acts, according to a report released Monday by Aegis Trust . The report refers to a "significant number" of alleged...

US Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) introduced a bill Monday to reform the 2005 Real ID Act and enhance the security of driver's licenses. The Providing for Additional...

Kenyan prosecutors have charged 17 Somalis with piracy . The men, arrested by US Naval forces in the Gulf of Aden in May, were turned over to the Kenyan authorities last Wednesday and charged [AP...

Peruvian Prime Minister Yehude Simon announced Monday that the Executive Branch would ask the Peruvian Congress to repeal controversial land laws that led to indigenous protests and...