Senators Charles Schumer and Russ Feingold said Wednesday that they expected US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to address why he chose not to recuse himself from the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [PDF...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a Navajo tribal court can proceed with its prosecution of Russell Means even though he is not a member of the tribe. Means,...

Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson said Wednesday that his remarks earlier this week seeming to call for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were misinterpreted. Speaking Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network's The 700...

David Radler, former President and COO of Hollinger International and former publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, will plead guilty to fraud charges, his lawyer said Wednesday. Radler was indicted last...

Aruba's Superior Court has ruled that a lesbian couple legally married in the Netherlands has the right to register their marriage in the autonomous Caribbean republic that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (includings the...

Lawrence Greenfeld, former director of the US Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) , has been demoted, several months after he complained that the Bush administration was interfering with the release of a report detailing racial profiling...

US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Tuesday that the US Department of Homeland Security is preparing to increase its efforts to deal with the problem of illegal immigration. Last week, Arizona declared a state...

The British government Wednesday unveiled a list of "unacceptable behaviors" that would qualify foreigners inciting hatred to be deported or barred from entry into the UK. Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the measure, designed to...

Six unidentified members of California's Fullerton-based Alpha Company Army National Guard have been accused of mistreating detainees in Iraq and will face courts-martial , officials announced Tuesday after investigating reports of abuse by 12 soldiers. The soldiers face...

Hong Kong High Court Judge Michael Hartmann ruled Wednesday that laws prohibiting gay sex are unconstitutional and discriminatory and violate Hong Kong's Basic Law and the Bill of Rights . Under existing...