The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq officially announced Thursday that a referendum on the draft Iraqi constitution would be held October 15 , but UN officials said they were still waiting...

The chief lawyer for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein said Thursday that Hussein has not confessed to executions or directing a bloody campaign against Iraqi Kurds that reportedly killed thousands. Khalil Dulaimi said in a statement...

An opposition Egyptian presidential candidate said Thursday that he would seek a rerun of elections held Wednesday after reports from monitors that widespread fraud and violations had occurred . Ayman Nour , the best-known of nine challengers...

Protections for Subjects in Human Research, EPA, released on September 7, 2005 . Read the full text of the proposed rule here . Reported in JURIST's...

Association of Irritated Residents v. U.S. EPA, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, September 7, 2005 [ruling upholding a decision that found a 2010 deadline set by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to clean...

Remarks at the funeral of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, President George W. Bush, September 7, 2005. Excerpt:William Rehnquist led the Court for nearly two decades, and earned a place among our greatest chief justices. He built consensus through openness...

AP is reporting that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto a bill seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in California , according to a spokeswoman. The announcement follows a statement from the Governor's office late Tuesday on initial passage of...

Hurricane Katrina survivors already in financial distress face a second hit if they do not qualify under stricter federal bankrupcty qualifications set to take effect Oct. 17. In addition to logistical difficulties of filing for those...

The Bush administration has asked the US Supreme Court to reject an appeal from a US DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision supporting the administration's use of military commissions to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news...

The US has provided Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad a visa, allowing him to attend the UN World Summit 2005 next week in New York, despite some suspicions that he was part...