The trial of British national Simon Mann , charged with participating in an alleged coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004, concluded on Friday with his...
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The Kansas Supreme Court ruled 6-1 Friday that juvenile defendants in the state have a constitutional right to a jury trial. The Court found that recent changes to the Kansas Juvenile Justice Code [PDF...
In the Matter of L.M., Supreme Court of the State of Kansas, June 20, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
The Bush administration on Friday invoked executive privilege in refusing to turn over documents to the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee now investigating what it claims to be a politically-motivated decision [JURIST...
European Union government leaders meeting in Brussels Friday directed member states to draft tougher border security legislation to curb the growing problem of illegal immigration in Europe. The security overhaul is aimed at setting...
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Friday refused to move the trial of suspected war criminal Ildephonse Hategekimana to the Rwandan domestic courts. The request had been made by the...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Friday dismissed a petition brought by US terrorism detainee Omar Khadr , who sought review of his unlawful enemy combatant...
Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan testified Friday that he was unaware of any criminal wrongdoing by administration officials who leaked the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame . Appearing before the...
China has released more than 1,000 protesters detained by authorities during March demonstrations in Tibet Friday, according to comments attributed to a Chinese official by state press agency Xinhua. Speaking at a press conference on the Olympic...
The US House of Representatives Friday passed a compromise version of a bill amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and including a controversial provision granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications...
