The American Bar Association (ABA) on Wednesday announced that Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has received a "well-qualified" rating, the highest recommendation given by the ABA to judicial nominees. Alito previously received...
Ugandan opposition leader and presidential challenger Dr. Kizza Besigye appeared in court on Wednesday to face rape charges. His lawyers cross-examined Joanita Kyakuwa who claims that she was raped twice by Besigye, in 1997...
The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 59-13 on Tuesday in favor of overriding the veto of Gov. Don Carcieri of a bill legalizing the prescription of marijuana to seriously ill patients. The...
Libyan human rights group Human Rights Solidarity (HRS) said Tuesday that 131 political dissidents affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood opposition group have begun a hunger strike in a Tripoli prison to draw attention to a...
Cambodian police Wednesday arrested the vice-director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) after arresting the president of the group and a CCHR lawyer last weekend. No charges have been filed in the latest...
President Bush addressed a group of federal prosecutors on Tuesday, outlining his argument in favor of passing a long-term reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act . Bush reluctantly signed a one-month authorization ...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed notice with federal judges overseeing the habeas corpus petitions of Guantanamo Bay detainees informing them that a provision in Title X of the defense spending...
In the weeks following the Sept. 11 attacks, the National Security Agency expanded its domestic surveillance program without formal authorization from President Bush, documents released Tuesday revealed. According to an October 2001 letter ...
The newly elected Dover Area School District school board on Tuesday evening unanimously voted to rescind the district's policy of teaching intelligent design theory as an alternative to evolution in high school science classes....
An advisor to the Syrian Ministry of Information said Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad will refuse a request for an interview made Monday by the UN commission investigating the death of former Lebanese...