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A British Muslim man was found guilty in London Friday for "possessing articles useful for terrorists" including a hand-written instruction manual explaining how to fire mortars and secret codes that British police linked to al Qaeda. Andrew Rowe [BBC...

Sen. Patrick Leahy , ranking Democrat on the US Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that he will support the confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.11:34 AM ET -...

Leading Tuesday's states brief, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that his state will recognize the civil unions and domestic partnerships of other states, although not same-sex marriages. In a legal opinion , Blumenthal stated, "Civil...

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali , an American student who was detained in Saudi Arabia, claims to be the mastermind behind the plot to kill President Bush , according to court papers released Monday. The US Department of...

A Canadian judge has ruled that advertising executive Paul Coffin will not serve jail time for his part in the federal sponsorship scandal . Coffin was given a conditional sentence of two years to be served in the...

The Iraqi government on Monday announced that a nephew of Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to life in prison for providing funding to the insurgency in the country. The verdict was the first against a member...

The Supreme Court of Nepal ordered Sunday that the Royal Commission for Corruption Control, under the control of King Gyanendra , explain the detention of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba within...

Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Vatican's health department, said Sunday that Italian proposals to give legal status to unmarried couples are a threat to traditional families. A "traditional" family is held by the Vatican to be a...

Leading Friday's states brief, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled today that a one-room religious school must comply with health and plumbing regulations even if doing so would infringe on their sectarian beliefs. The school was closed...

In a JURIST Forum special, JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross, Professor of Law at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Alabama, reviews the fourth day of the Senate confirmation hearings for US Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, and...