Judy Ann Craig v. Her Majesty The Queen, Supreme Court of Canada, May 29, 2009 [holding that a convicted marijuana grower should not have to forfeit her house pursuant to a sentence since asset forfeiture may result in unequal treatment...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday charged 10 brokers with fraud for misleading customers into investing in high-risk mortgage securities. According the SEC, brokers from the defunct Brookstreet Securities Corporation held...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday requested the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to recall an earlier mandate requiring the government to release photos of alleged detainee abuse. The...

A federal court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of mandatory DNA collection for all persons arrested or detained under federal authority. Judge Gregory Hollows of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California ...

The US has failed to adequately prevent and prosecute war crimes and other abuses during its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston said in...

Canada's Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review an Ontario court decision upholding media restrictions on the Toronto 18 terrorism case. Under Canada's criminal code the media may attend pre-trial hearings but in...

German legislators in the lower house of the Bundestag Thursday approved a bill that criminalizes training in terrorist camps, among other provisions. Under existing law, prosecution of an individual for involvement...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday denied Belgium's request to compel Senegal to extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre . Belgium had accused Senegal of violating international law, including Article 7 of...

The Tokyo High Court granted an appeal Thursday to consider 30 people for official recognition as atomic bomb victims, ruling that 9 of the plaintiffs who were previously denied should receive the status. Officials said...

Amnesty International (AI) Secretary-General Irene Khan said Thursday that the global economic crisis is exacerbating the world's human rights failures, urging governments to "invest in human rights as purposefully as they are investing in economic...