Bangladeshi President and head of the military backed interim government Iajuddin Ahmed on Monday signed the Emergency Powers (Repeal) Ordinance 2008, lifting a two-year state of emergency in order to prepare for December 29 parliamentary elections. The...
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Bangladesh lifts two-year emergency rule
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Second Circuit rules national security letter gag requirement unconstitutional
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Pentagon appoints new chief judge for US military commissions
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US Marine sergeant pleads not guilty to killing Fallujah detainees
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Israel high court orders re-routing of West Bank security barrier
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Hungary court strikes down same-sex partnership law
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National security letter gag requirement constitutionality ruling [2nd Circuit]
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Holder AG confirmation hearings delayed until January 15
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Illinois legislature begins Blagojevich impeachment inquiry
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Malaysia government introduces judicial ethics bill to address corruption concerns
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A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that nondisclosure requirements contained in national security letters (NSLs) sent by the Federal Bureau of...
The Pentagon announced Monday that US Army Col. James Pohl , who presided over several court-martial proceedings resulting from the Abu Ghraib prison scandal , will be the new chief judge for the US military...
US Marine Sgt. Jermaine Nelson pleaded not guilty Monday in a military court at Camp Pendleton to charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in connection with...
The Israeli Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the government must change the proposed route for its West Bank security barrier , finding that the current plan encroaches too much on Palestinian territory....
The Hungarian Constitutional Court on Monday struck down a law that would have given certain rights to same-sex couples, ruling that it diminishes the importance of marriage. The law, passed last year , would have recognized...
John Doe, Inc., John Doe, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, v. Michael B. Mukasey, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, December 15, 2008 [ruling that the nondisclosure requirements contained in national security...
US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced Monday that confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder will be delayed one week, after Republicans objected that...
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 113-0 Monday to begin an inquiry into whether Governor Rod Blagojevich should be impeached. House Speaker Michael Madigan appointed a committee that will begin its investigation Tuesday,...
The Malaysian government on Monday introduced a bill that would set up a committee to discipline judges who violate the country's judicial ethics code. The Judges' Ethics Committee Bill 2008 was tabled Monday by the...
