The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday held that the REAL ID Act of 2005 (RIDA) gives a "reasonable opportunity" for judicial review to those aliens whose removal orders...
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Federal court holds REAL ID Act changes judicial review for criminal aliens
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FEMA seeks immunity from Hurricane Katrina trailer lawsuits
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Federal court rules part of Florida Pledge of Allegiance law unconstitutional
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Hamdan interrogation video shown after FBI agent testifies detainees not told of rights
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US House approves foreclosure bill with presidential support
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Alleged manager of Mexico sex trafficking operation pleads guilty in US district court
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UK court affirms convictions in fertilizer bomb plot case
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Mukasey presents priorities for remaining term as attorney general
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House committee begins investigation of FDA drug approvals
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Iraq president rejects draft election law after Kurds boycott
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) argued on Wednesday that it should be immune from lawsuits brought by Hurricane Katrina evacuees who claim they were injured by toxic fumes released by emergency trailers provided...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday upheld part of a Florida law that requires students in grades kindergarten through 12 to obtain parental permission before they can be excused from...
Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan walked out of the courtroom at his military commission trial on Wednesday, refusing to watch a video depicting one of his interrogation sessions. Hamdan's lawyers had...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 , a bill designed to address problems from the country's so-called "sub-prime mortgage collapse." The Act provides for government...
A Mexican woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York to one count of sex trafficking for her role in recruiting Mexican women, sometimes by force,...
A three-judge panel from the British Court of Appeal on Wednesday denied the appeals of five men convicted on charges of conspiring to cause death and suffering through a plan to detonate bombs in a crowded area...
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday that during his remaining time in office he will focus primarily on addressing the legal rights of...
Two members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce began an investigation Tuesday into whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed the continued sale of certain drugs...
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and the two other members of the Iraqi Presidency Council refused to sign a provincial election bill on Wednesday, noting that it had been passed by an incomplete parliament....
