Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has urged Serbians to vote in favor of the country's new constitution in this weekend's referendum, saying a rejection of the charter would have "grave and unforeseeable" consequences...
A federal judge in Indiana ruled Wednesday that Indiana correctly enforced its statute governing prerecorded messages when it chose to prohibit the Republican-backed Economic Freedom Fund (EFF) from conducting automated attack push polls [SourceWatch...
The International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA) in West Hollywood, California, has announced that JURIST has won a W3 Gold Award for website excellence in the Law and Legal Services category for 2006....
Lewis v. Harris, Supreme Court of New Jersey, October 25, 2006 [ruling that same-sex couples in the state must be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples, and saying that the state legislature must decide whether New Jersey will recognize...
Her Majesty v. Khawaja, Ontario Superior Court, October 24, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...
Canadian Justice Minister Vic Toews said Wednesday that the Canadian government will review and perhaps appeal an Ontario Superior Court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act...
Prosecutors in Argentina argued before an Argentinean federal judge Wednesday that he should authorize the arrest of several Iranian officials for their alleged roles the AMIA Jewish cultural center bombing that killed 85 people...
Quebec Justice John Gomery told CBC News Wednesday that his recent recommendations on limiting government corruption and abuse of power in the wake of the federal sponsorship scandal have been lost in a "black hole"...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday postponed the trial of Serbian war crimes suspect and former nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj previously scheduled to begin on November 2,...
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that same-sex couples in the state must be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples, and said that the state legislature must decide whether New Jersey will...