Former US soldier charged with rape, murder in Mahmudiya probe
Federal prosecutors in Charlotte charged former US Army soldier Steven Green with murder and rape Monday in connection with the death of an Iraqi woman and three family members in Mahmudiya in March. US Army Maj. Gen. James Thurman,...
Arkansas governor wants legislation banning gay foster parents
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said on Friday that he would like the state legislature to consider reinstating a ban on same-sex foster parents after the Arkansas Supreme Court Thursday struck down ...
Federal judge extends order putting Georgia sex-offender law on hold
A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order preventing the state of Georgia from fully enforcing a law that restricts where convicted sex offenders can live. The restraining order issued Monday applied only to...
Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down regulation against same-sex foster parents
The Arkansas Supreme Court Thursday struck down a regulatory provision barring same-sex couples from raising foster children, saying that it found no connection between homosexuality and child-rearing ability. The state child welfare agency had appealed a lower...
EU high court says states can limit family reunification for immigrants
European Union nations may create additional requirements to family reunification where a child is older than 12 years old and arrives in the member nation as an immigrant before the rest of the family without violating fundamental family rights,...
A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the state of Georgia from fully enforcing a law that restricts where convicted sex offenders can live and work. The...
The US Supreme Court on Monday handed down decisions in five cases, including Randall v. Sorrell , consolidated with two other cases, where the Court struck down Vermont's Act...
UN lawyer hails end of impunity for war criminals in Security Council debate
UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel stressed the importance of not sacrificing justice by "granting amnesty in ending conflicts" at a UN Security Council meeting Thursday on strengthening international law . Michel said...
The United States and Japan have finalized a treaty that will allow law enforcement authorities from both countries to deal with each other directly to facilitate criminal investigations, rather than going through diplomats. The Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)...
A civil rights group has sued the state of Georgia , arguing that a new law designed to protect children from sex crimes all but forbids convicted offenders from living in urban and suburban areas. The Southern...
