Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez says he is not even considering resigning, despite massive civil unrest and threats of impeachment aimed at his administration. Gutierrez has faced increasing civilian protests against his government, especially since his announcement of...
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A legal challenge to the UK postal voting system set for Thursday could delay the scheduled May 5 national elections . John Hemming, deputy leader of Birmingham city council, is filing the High...
Political parties in Spain are in an uproar after the ruling Socialist Party Wednesday initiated a process for officially pardoning victims of former fascist Spanish dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde . Franco signed orders for...
The Iraqi Interim National Assembly Wednesday demanded prosecution of a US soldier and an apology from the American Embassy after representative Fattah al-Sheik tearfully described being handcuffed and humiliated at a US checkpoint. Al-Sheik, a...
The Utah Legislature passed House Bill 1001 Tuesday directing state education officials to comply with state education goals before they consider the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. Utah...
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Russian needs to increase its democratic development in order for the US-Russia relationship to deepen. In an interview with Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy, Rice said...
Following up on a story reported yesterday afternoon on JURIST's Paper Chase, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee late Thursday postponed until next month its scheduled confirmation vote on the nomination of John Bolton as US...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, April 20.The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first, Merck...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee remained stalled Tuesday afternoon on a confirmation vote for US ambassador to the UN nominee John R. Bolton . Republicans continued to move toward a vote on the nomination despite attempts...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, US District Judge Emmet Sullivan has refused to block a Washington DC law that bans the shipment of hazardous materials on railroads through the city. He also held yesterday...
