A resolution introduced Monday in the US Senate by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) to censure President Bush over domestic spying received only lukewarm approval from Feingold's fellow Democrats, preventing a floor vote and resulting in referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee . Several Democratic leaders said that they wanted to see the complete results of [...]

Belarus authorities in Minsk Monday sentenced fifteen opposition activists to short jail terms as part of the government's latest effort to suppress opposition before Sunday's presidential elections. According to human rights monitors, the activists were not given access to lawyers during the court hearings and were intimidated by the court authorities. Alexander Milinkevich , the [...]

The controversial UK Identity Cards Bill will go back to the House of Lords on Wednesday after Prime Minister Tony Blair's governing Labour Party won a critical vote in the House of Commons to back a proposal that would make registration for the cards mandatory when applying for a passport. Initially, Labour vowed to make [...]

Government's Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Death Notice and/or Exclusion of Witness, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, March 13, 2006 . Read the full text of the memorandum . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Defendant's Memorandum in Support of his Motion to Dismiss the Death Notice and for Other Relief, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, March 13, 2006 . Read the full text of the memorandum . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Ex Parte Communication by USA as to Zacarias Moussaoui, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, March 13, 2006 . Read the full text of the letter . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Brian J. Foley : "If U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema throws out the government's bid to have the death penalty imposed on confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, as a result of apparent misconduct by government lawyers in the sentencing hearing, she will be doing the government — and rest of us — a giant favor. [...]

Google goes to federal court on Tuesday – backed by online privacy advocate groups – to fight a Bush administration subpoena that seeks to force the search engine giant to hand over an enormous amount of its user data, including one week's worth of query searches and up to 1 million web addresses. US Attorney [...]

Serbian President Boris Tadic Monday blamed the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the unexpected death of Slobodan Milosevic on Saturday, telling the Associated Press that the court should have granted the prisoner's requests to be released to Moscow for treatment of heart problems. The court denied the requests for fear that Milosevic [...]

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said that despite widespread protests he remains committed to a proposed labor law that will make it easier for companies to fire workers under the age of 26. Villepin said in a national TV interview Sunday that the new law will create incentives for firms to hire young people [...]