Pakistan's Supreme Court Tuesday overturned the acquittals of 13 men in a gang-rape case and ordered them re-arrested after an appeal by the victim, Mukhtar Mai . The attack was supposedly ordered by village elders in...

National Cable and Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services, et al.; FCC v. Brand X Internet Services, et al., Supreme Court of the United States, June 27, 2005 [ruling 6-3 that broadband cable modem companies are allowed to keep...

Castle Rock v. Gonzales, Supreme Court of the United States, June 27, 2005 [ruling 7-2 that a woman whose estranged husband murdered her three children did not have a constitutional right to police enforcement of the restraining order in place...

Van Orden v. Perry, United States Supreme Court, June 27, 2005 . Excerpt from the opinion, by Chief Justice Rehnquist:The placement of the Ten...

MGM Studios v. Grokster, United States Supreme Court, June 27, 2005 . Excerpt...

McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky, Supreme Court of the United States, June 27, 2005 [ruling 5-4 that Kentucky counties that had put framed copies of the Ten Commandments in county courthouses and schools were in violation of the Establishment...

World Prison Population List, King's College International Centre for Prison Studies, June 27, 2005. Excerpt:Over 9 million people are held in penal institutions throughout the world, mostly as pre-trial detainees (remand prisoners) or having been convicted and sentenced. Almost half...

After spending the weekend at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay, US Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) told reporters Monday that while closing the military detention center is not necessary, establishing a precise legal status...

New United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres Monday urged countries to grant asylum to refugees rather than seal borders because of fears of terrorism. His call came at the end of a three-day visit to...

US Department of Defense officials Monday released a new policy on responsibilities of military healthcare providers to detainees. The memorandum , circulated internally last week , reaffirms standards similar to those used in US federal prisons,...