USA v. Nacchio, US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, July 31, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Joseph Nacchio.

McKinnon v. Secretary of State for Home Affairs, UK High Court of Justice, July 31, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on legal issues surrounding hacking.

Sindh High Court Bar Association through its Secretary, et al. v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad and others, Supreme Court of Pakistan, July 31, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Pervez Musharraf.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday declared that former president Pervez Musharraf violated the Constitution of Pakistan when he declared emergency rule in November 2007. The court found that Musharraf's removal of many members of the country's judiciary, including current Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry , and subsequent appointment of Abdul Hameed Dogar as [...]

The High Court in London ruled Friday that a man accused of hacking US government computers in 2001 and 2002 may be extradited to the US for prosecution. This is the latest in a series of failed appeals by systems analyst Gary McKinnon , who was arrested by British police in 2002 and indicted by [...]

A federal judge ruled Thursday night that Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum is liable for illegally downloading music. Four record companies, including Sony BMG and Warner Brothers , brought suit against Tenenbaum in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts , accusing him of illegally downloading 30 songs in violation of copyright [...]

The Myanmar court hearing the trial of opposition pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday delayed the verdict until at least August 11. The court was scheduled to deliver the verdict Friday, after hearing closing arguments from the prosecution Monday and from the defense last week. Suu Kyi's lawyers said the court adjouned, saying [...]

Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega on Thursday proposed legislation to limit the media's freedom of expression in certain circumstances, citing the importance of national security. Under the proposed law, journalists could face up to four years in prison for "threatening the social peace, security and independence of the nation, public order, stability of state institutions, [...]

Richard C. Dieter : "The fact that fewer countries employ the death penalty and that the number of executions worldwide declined last year should serve as a wake-up call to the United States. On many issues, the US is seen as a leader in the field of individual rights, but with the death penalty we [...]

US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice on Thursday signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . The move came after US President Barack Obama announced last week during a celebration commemorating the 19th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 that the US would sign the convention. The [...]