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A Chilean appeals court Wednesday upheld a $5 million asset freeze of former president Augusto Pinochet . A bid by Pinochet's lawyers to have the judge, Sergio Munoz, removed because of bias was also rejected. Pinochet is...

The US Senate voted Wednesday to cut the current US share of funding UN peacekeeping forces, rejecting a Democratic proposal to maintain current funding for the next two years 40-57 . The amendment to a Department of...

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, the SEC has approved the extenstion of the "trade-through" rule to electronic exchanges which will subject the vast majority of stock transactions to guidelines designed to give investors the best...

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...

Following up on a JURIST report from earlier today, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has acknowledged for the first time that provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act were used in the investigation against Brandon Mayfield,...

Over a dozen insurance companies, including AIG and Chubb Corp. , have pulled their support for establishing a $140 billion federal trust fund to pay claims arising from asbestos-related lawsuits. The move makes it unlikely that...

In Tuesday's international brief, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has questioned the fairness of the recent national elections in Zimbabwe . In a statement issued Monday, Annan said that he was concerned that the electoral process failed to...

The Bush administration's top law enforcement officials urged renewal and expansion of USA PATRIOT Act provisions in testimony Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. FBI Director Robert Mueller asked legislators to expand the FBI's administrative...

Ahead of key Senate Judiciary Committee hearings Tuesday on whether Congress should extend the USA PATRIOT Act , the Justice Department has released new data suggesting that some of the extraordinary powers...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, April 5.The US Senate convenes at 9:45 AM ET today. Watch a live webcast of the session. The Senate Judiciary Committee...