How Good are US Elections? Public hearing by the Carter-Baker Commission for Federal Election Reform, April 18, 2005. Read prepared testimony of witnesses. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Following heated confirmation hearings last week, a showdown vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set for Tuesday over John Bolton , President Bush's nominee for the UN ambassador. Bolton has been characterized by his...

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that claims against the Vatican Bank made by Eastern European survivors of the Holocaust should be heard in federal court. While Supreme Court decisions restrict the roles federal...

Former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III Monday opened the first public hearings of the Commission on Federal Election Reform , set up to continue the election...

Texas insurance agent Jerry Gossett has sued the Republican National Committee and one of its suppliers, the Spalding Group , alleging they stole his design for the 'W' bumper stickers used by President George W. Bush...

In Monday's environmental law news, more than 600 Honduran banana pickers have filed a lawsuit against the Dole , Chiquita , and Fresh Del Monte food companies and the Dow Chemical and Royal...

Israel's Supreme Court Monday dismissed an attempt by Jewish settlers to bar legislation enabling the government to accomplish its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The settlers filed eight petitions challenging the Evacuation Compensation bill, ratified in...

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, Coca-Cola Co. has announced that the Justice Department (DOJ) has closed its investigation relating to allegations raised in a whistleblower lawsuit of accounting irregularities at the company. The...

Following up on a story reported last week in JURIST's Paper Chase, two Houston oil executives pleaded not guilty Monday in a Manhattan federal court to charges of defrauding the UN Oil-For-Food program and paying millions...

Italian authorities indicted four people on Monday in connection with the death of famed Italian financier Roberto Calvi , known as "God's Banker" due to his close association with the Vatican. Calvi was found hanging under a bridge...