Wisconsin union bargaining bill may become law despite judicial order
A Wisconsin legislative measure designed to curb the collective bargaining power of unions could become law as early as Saturday, despite an order enjoining Wisconsin Secretary of State Douglas La Follette from publishing the...
Pakistan court orders police arrested in Bhutto assassination investigation
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) issued warrants on Saturday for the arrest of two police officers accused of failing to protect assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto . Special Judge of ATC Rana Nisar Ahmed...
UN commission report blames Pakistan officials for Bhutto assassination
An independent UN commission has blamed the Pakistani government and police forces for the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in its investigatory report released Thursday. According to...
A three-member independent commission established by the UN to investigate the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will begin its work on July 1, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official...
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that the US Supreme Court's ruling in Ashcroft v. Iqbal suggests that the Court may be trying to set up a system wherein lower level officials...
Blagojevich loses bid to force prosecutor Fitzgerald from case
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Friday rejected an attempt by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to have US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of the US Attorney's...
Blagojevich ouster is merely the end of the beginning of this corruption scandal
Matt Belcher : "As the "Governor Rod" story ends (for the time being) I wonder if "Citizen Rod" - the future "Defendant please rise Rod" - ever looks in the mirror and wonders how this all happened....
Blagojevich boycotts proceedings as impeachment trial begins
Impeachment proceedings began Monday in the Illinois State Senate against Governor Rod Blagojevich , who is boycotting the proceedings. Blagojevich and his lawyers have refused to attend the proceedings, claiming...
Supreme Court eases standard of immunity for constitutional violations
The US Supreme Court issued decisions in five cases Wednesday. The Court ruled unanimously in Pearson v. Callahan that the test for whether a government official is...
Illinois legislative committee recommends Blagojevich impeachment vote
A committee of the Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend the impeachment of Governor Rod Blagojevich . The committee was appointed last month to gather...
