Bush urges groups to "tone down" rhetoric over Supreme Court nomination
In an interview with USA Today, President Bush Monday called for special-interest groups to "tone down the heated rhetoric" over the new US Supreme Court vacancy created by Friday's retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor and...
Lawyers frustrated by lack of hearings for Guantanamo detainees
Lawyers for detainees at Guantanamo Bay say they are frustrated by delays that have prevented any court hearings for their clients, despite a US Supreme Court order from almost a year ago that granted them access...
GOP House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner abruptly adjourned a Committee hearing on the Patriot Act Friday, leaving Democrats objecting into dead air after their microphones had been turned off. The hearing had been called at...
The FBI Monday issued a preliminary report showing that the nation's murder rate dropped 3.6 percent in 2004, while violent crimes were down 1.7 percent. Property crimes also fell 1.8 percent. The murder rate had previously...
One of Saddam Hussein's top aides, Ghazi Hammud al-Obeidi, was released from custody by Iraqi authorities Sunday for health reasons. Al-Obeidi, who has a terminal form of stomach cancer, was included on the US list of the top 55...
Real ID Act heads to Senate after passing House as part of money bill
The Real ID Act , which would set guidelines for state identification cards must follow and would require the presentation of four forms of ID to obtain a driver's license, awaits a vote in the Senate after passing the...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, April 21.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today. It will begin an executive session at 10:30 AM ET to...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, April 18.The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first, Bradshaw...
Kentucky inmates challenge lethal injection as new study suggests awareness
Two convicted killers currently on Kentucky's death row begin a court challenge Monday to the state's use of lethal injection as its form of execution. Ralph Baze and Thomas Bowling claim that the use of lethal injection is "cruel...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, April 6.The US Senate convenes at Noon ET today. Watch a live webcast of proceedings. The Senate Environment and Public Works...
