US Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) listed what he described as topics of "concern" to be addressed in the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings for former federal judge and US Attorney General nominee Michael B. Mukasey [WH...

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of a class of Pennsylvania Wal-mart workers on Wednesday, awarding the employees an additional $62.3 million under a state law which demands that pay not be withheld for...

Chinese lawyer Li Heping was captured and abused by unknown assailants for representing clients lodging complaints against the government of China , Li told AP Wednesday. Li said he was abducted by a group of men, forced...

The US Court of Military Commission Review has denied a motion by Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr to reconsider its decision to send Khadr's case back to a military tribunal. The appeals court ruled...

Five families whose relatives died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have reached a settlement agreement with American Airlines, Boeing, and a passenger screening company in the families' negligence lawsuit, lawyers said Tuesday. The families decided...

The UN Human Rights Council passed a motion Tuesday criticizing Myanmar for its recent crackdown on peaceful protests in the country. The motion came on the same day that Myanmar arrested at least eight truckloads of people...

Two American military contractors go on trial Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the torture of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison . The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights brought a racketeering lawsuit [JURIST report; CCR...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stayed the lethal injection execution of an inmate who was scheduled to be put to death Wednesday, giving state officials 30 days to answer questions about whether lethal injection constitutes cruel and...

Legal advisers to the 27 countries belonging to the European Union (EU) agreed Tuesday that the proposed EU Reform Treaty is ready for approval. The new treaty, which will replace the failed EU...

Canadian Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson Tuesday said that he intends to introduce legislation to criminalize identity theft and assist law enforcement officials in apprehending criminals before they can use stolen identities to...