The US House of Representatives has approved renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act , sending the reauthorization bill to President Bush for his signature. The US Senate approved the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism...
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Dutch cabinet to decide on Muslim veil ban
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Congress passes bill against counterfeiting of manufactures
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Racial discrimination, xenophobia surging worldwide: UN expert
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CIA tells judge that clearance of briefings for Libby could be lengthy, risky process
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Ex-Enron CFO: Lay, Skilling knew about fraudulent partnerships
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Gonzales questions relevance of Geneva protections, defends Gitmo policies
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Europe rights court rules no implanting of frozen embryos without consent
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Court rules University of California breached contract by raising student fees
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Specter says Gonzales could be called to testify on eavesdropping again
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The Netherlands cabinet is set to decide later this month whether to go forward with a ban against Muslim women wearing the niqab , the Muslim religious veil similar to a burqa that leaves only a...
The US House of Representatives Tuesday approved a bill to bolster anti-counterfeiting laws expected to prevent billions of dollars in losses to US manufacturers. The Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act , passed by the Senate...
A UN expert on racism warned Tuesday that instances of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia are on the rise worldwide, and pose a special danger as they are not confined to extremist groups but have become integral to mainstream...
A CIA information review officer providing a sworn statement to US District Judge Reggie B. Walton has indicated that clearing top-level information requested by former vice-presidential Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby [defense profile; JURIST news...
Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow took the stand for the prosecution against his former bosses Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeff Skilling Tuesday....
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insisted Tuesday that US treatment of detainees is consistent with the Geneva Conventions , but questioned the relevance of some Geneva provisions in the context of "this new kind of war,...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled Tuesday that a British woman could not have frozen embryos conceived with a former partner implanted without his consent. Natallie Evans and Howard Johnston entered an IVF...
San Francisco Superior Court Judge James L. Warren ruled Monday that the University of California system broke a contract with students when it raised fees during their three-year professional programs. Under the ruling the system...
US Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , has said that the committee may recall US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to testify about the administration's domestic surveillance program [JURIST news...
