The Supreme Court of California Thursday overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage , ruling 4-3 in In re Marriage Cases that the ban violated protections on the right to "form...
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California high court rules same-sex marriage ban violates state constitution
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UK ministers, MPs deadlock over proposed 42-day terror detention without charge
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Nintendo loses $21 million patent infringement suit
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Myanmar constitution approved with 93 percent ‘yes’ vote in referendum: junta
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US House committee investigates potential insurance fraud in Iraq
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UN expert urges Spain to reform legal standards for treatment of suspected terrorists
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US solicitor general announces resignation
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Alleged 9/11 plotters scheduled for June military commission arraignment
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Legal advisor staying after Guantanamo trial disqualification
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Texas appeals court overturns jury award against Merck in Vioxx case
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UK ministers and MPs deadlocked Wednesday over a controversial proposed anti-terror bill that would allow British authorities to detain terror suspects up to 42 days without charge . Prime Minister Gordon Brown has...
Entertainment console and video game manufacturer Nintendo of America, Inc. was ordered to pay $21 million Wednesday to Anascape, Ltd., a small Texas video game company after losing a jury verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning...
Myanmar's draft constitution has been approved with over 90 percent of 22 million eligible voters voting yes in Saturday's nation-wide referendum , the country's military government said Thursday. The regime has faced sharp international criticism...
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard testimony on Thursday regarding potential abuse of the Defense Base Act of 1941 (DBA) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Act requires ...
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin praised anti-terrorism efforts in Spain Wednesday, but urged Spanish officials to reform the country's legal standards for treatment of terror suspects...
US Solicitor General Paul Clement announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his post, effective June 2. Perhaps best-known for his Supreme Court advocacy of Bush Administration positions on rights and procedures...
US military judge Col. Ralph Kohlmann set June 5 as the tentative date for the military commission's arraignment of the five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks in an email to...
US Air Force Reserve Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann , a top Pentagon legal advisor on the Guantanamo military commission trials, said Wednesday that he will not resign despite questions concerning his objectivity. Hartmann serves as legal...
A Texas appeals court Wednesday overturned a jury verdict that found pharmaceutical giant Merck liable for the death of a 71-year-old man who died from a heart attack within a month of taking...
