Following up on a story reported yesterday afternoon on JURIST's Paper Chase, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee late Thursday postponed until next month its scheduled confirmation vote on the nomination of John Bolton as US...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, April 20.The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first, Merck...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee remained stalled Tuesday afternoon on a confirmation vote for US ambassador to the UN nominee John R. Bolton . Republicans continued to move toward a vote on the nomination despite attempts...

In Tuesday's environmental law news, US District Judge Emmet Sullivan has refused to block a Washington DC law that bans the shipment of hazardous materials on railroads through the city. He also held yesterday...

Rwanda has condemned Burundi for moving a group of Hutu refugees farther from the countries' common border. The Rwandan government said the Hutus were fugitives and Burundi's actions amount to granting them asylum status. About 2,000...

Miami-Dade County has agreed to a $6.25 million settlement that applies to thousands of women illegally strip-searched at county correctional facilities, one of the largest civil rights settlements in the county's history. The settlement was approved Monday...

The Greek parliament on Tuesday ratified the European constitution , making it the fifth EU nation to sign off on the document. Approval was widely expected by Greece, with 268 lawmakers voting for...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday refused to rehear a case in which it held two reporters in contempt for refusing to reveal confidential sources for an investigation...

A New York man was arrested on Tuesday after threatening to kill a federal judge and bomb his courthouse. Wazir Khan, 20, was charged with threatening to kill an individual and destroy the Brooklyn federal courthouse, according to federal...

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Tuesday that a proposed Senate rule change to ban filibusters would only apply to the process of confirming judicial nominees , and would not extend into other...