Robert and Mary Schindler v. Michael Schiavo, Emergency Stay of Enforcement of Judgment Below Pending Certiorari, filed in the Supreme Court of the United States, March 17, 2005. Excerpt:On February 25, 2005, the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of...

In an effort to counter opponents of this summer's scheduled pullout from the Gaza Strip , the Israeli government Friday banned new settlers from moving into the area. The ban came in the form of an Israeli army...

The US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday upheld a jury conviction of three nuns for defacing a missile silo with their own blood in 2002. The nuns, who allegedly cut a chain link fence at a military facility...

The Zimbabwe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Zimbabwean citizens living outside the country would not be permitted to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections. The ruling affects 3.4 million people representing over 20% of Zimbabwe's total population. The ruling does,...

S 653, For the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo, passed by the US Senate March 17, 2005 [bill to give the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida "jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, March 18.The US Senate and US House are not in session today. They will resume session on Monday, March 21.At the...

HB 701, Artificially Provided Sustenance and Hydration, Florida House of Representatives, March 17, 2005 [bill to block the withholding of food and water from patients in a persistent vegetative state when the patient did not leave specific instructions refusing artificial...

Pinney, et al. v. Nokia, Inc. et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, March 17, 2005 [ruling that because the claims only raised issues relating to state claims, including consumer protection, they were not preempted by...

Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families, ACLU and associated groups, March 17, 2005 . Excerpt:Federal...

HR 1332, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005, passed by the United States House of Representatives on March 17, 2005 [passed in light of the Terri Schiavo case, and allowing a federal judge to decide whether withholding food, fluids,...