The Supreme Court in the Russian federal republic of Kabardino-Balkaria filed criminal negligence charges Wednesday against two police officers who headed a police department in the neighboring federal republic of Ingushetia for allegedly failing to prevent the...
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Russia charges two police officials over Beslan school hostage crisis
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Gonzales pressed death penalty against prosecutor advice: former US Attorney
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DOJ urges appeals court to reconsider release of ‘enemy combatant’ held in US
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US, EU reach new interim agreement on passenger data-sharing
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Council of Europe finds some members not complying with judicial decisions
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Kyrgyzstan president signs legislation ending capital punishment
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Senate rejects two amendments to revived immigration bill
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Texas appeals court upholds dismissal of DeLay conspiracy charge
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DeLay criminal conspiracy charge dismissal appeals ruling [TX CCA]
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Senate committee issues subpoenas for domestic surveillance documents
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Former US Attorney Paul K. Charlton testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution Wednesday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales did not give enough consideration to the quality of evidence or the...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Wednesday to re-hear the case of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri , appealing the court's panel decision [PDF text;...
US and European negotiators reached an interim agreement Wednesday on how trans-Atlantic airline passenger data-sharing will be conducted, essentially modifying and renewing an existing interim agreement which is set to expire at the end...
The Council of Europe (COE) reported Wednesday that several member states frequently fail to comply with judicial decisions against public authorities handed down by their own domestic courts. A COE expert panel determined last week...
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed legislation Wednesday amending Kyrgyzstan's criminal codes and abolishing the death penalty . According to the law, death penalty sentences will be replaced with life sentences. The legislation also mandates that...
The US Senate Wednesday voted down two proposed amendments to the comprehensive immigration reform bill formally revived Tuesday. Both proposals were part of Amendment 1934 , sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA). A proposal...
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday ruled 5-4 against reinstating a conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and two of his former...
The State of Texas v. John Dominick Colyandro, James Wlater Ellis, and Thomas Dale Delay, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, June 27, 2007 ....
The US Senate Judiciary Committee issued formal subpoenas to the White House, the Vice President's Office, the Department of Justice, and the National Security Council Wednesday, seeking documents related to the warrantless domestic...
