The US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California has recommended that former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach receive two years in prison for his part in the firm's illegal kickback scheme. Lerach pleaded...
Lawyers for former Khmer Rouge official Nuon Chea on Wednesday filed a motion with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) requesting the removal of Cambodian military court chief Ney...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday issued a report pushing for the enforcement of sanctions against more than 12 countries who continue to use child soldiers in armed combat. According to the report, child soldiers...
A Spanish prosecutor on Tuesday filed an anticipated request before the Supreme Court of Spain to ban two Basque political parties for alleged ties to ETA , the armed...
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said in a Tuesday letter to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that he had completed his investigation into CIA interrogation methods used on terror suspects, finding the agency's...
Executive Order: Protecting American Taxpayers from Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks, White House, January 29, 2008 . Read the full text...
Promusicae v. Telefonica de Espana, European Court of Justice, January 29, 2008 . Read the full text of the...
Letter from Attorney General Michael Mukasey to chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy, January 29, 2008 . Read the full text of the...
The US House of Representatives Tuesday voted to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for an additional two weeks past its original February 1 expiration date. The extension was passed as a last-minute...
The Portuguese government helped in the rendition of more than 700 prisoners to Guantanamo Bay by allowing the US to use Portuguese territory and airspace, a British prisoner rights group reported Tuesday. Reprieve [advocacy...