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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 third day of the Senate confirmation hearings for US Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, and...

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a British ban on parent and children-in-law marriages violated rights guaranteed by Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights . A man...

Addressing the opening session of the UN's 2005 World Summit Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan , US President George Bush and other world leaders appealed for global action to prevent conflict, protect human rights and suppress...

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 second day of the Senate confirmation hearings for US Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, and...

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, Washington Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez ruled that former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee can work for Google . The ruling allows Dr. Lee to work for Google...

British businessman Hemant Lakhani , 69, was sentenced to 47 years in prison by a New Jersey federal court Monday for financially backing terrorist activities. Lakhani was convicted in April of illegal arms sales and attempting to provide...

The Washington Post reported Saturday that a group of former aides and other Republicans are quietly boosting the Supreme Court nomination of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales by shoring up his reputation among conservatives. Former...

A Georgian man who allegedly threw a grenade at President Bush while he was speaking in Tbilisi in May was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday. Vladimir Arutinian , who already has been...

AP is reporting that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto a bill seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in California , according to a spokeswoman. The announcement follows a statement from the Governor's office late Tuesday on initial passage of...

A proposed ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in Massachusetts can move forward after state Attorney General Tom Reilly ruled Wednesday that Article 48 of the state constitution allows voters...