Amnesty International said Thursday that the recent imposition of emergency rule in Nepal by King Gyanendra has taken the country to the "brink of disaster" and that the human rights crisis in the country could...

Lea Fastow, wife of former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow , is asking for an early release from prison. Fastow's attorney has requested that US District Court Judge David Hittner vacate...

AP is reporting that Iraq's electoral commission has certified the final results of the January 30 election, giving a Shiite Muslim grouping the most seats of any party in the new National Assembly.12:45 PM ET...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Feb. 17.On Capitol Hill, the US Senate meets at 10 AM ET today, when it will consider S. 5 ,...

HR 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005, passed by US House of Representatives, February 16, 2005 . Read the full text of the bill here....

Senator Arlen Specter , the chair of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee charged with vetting judicial nominees, including Supreme Court candidates, announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with a form of cancer known as Hodgkin's Disease [American...

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it would appeal a US District Court opinion that would prevent pursuit of $280 billion in damages from tobacco companies for charges of civil racketeering. The 3-judge...

The UN upheld its ban on its officials testifying in front of US Congress in a letter from Mark Malloch Brown, chief of staff for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to Senate investigating subcommittee chair Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) ...

Newly appointed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced Wednesday the reinstatement of a federal obscenity case against a California pornography company. Charges against the company were dismissed by US District Judge Gary Lancaster because prosecutors overstepped their...

The US Senate voted Wednesday to continue the declassification of files that may reveal CIA agents who were hired despite their prior affiliation with the German Nazi party. The CIA reversed its objections last month concerning the disclosure of...