A disciplinary panel of judges ruled Wednesday that former US District Court judge Samuel Kent engaged in conduct that constitutes grounds for impeachment , and urged prompt action on the matter. Kent, who pleaded guilty...
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The Myanmar court hearing the trial of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected the defense's request to call four witnesses. While the prosecution has been allowed to call 14 witnesses, Suu Kyi's...
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions , the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee , said Wednesday that he does not anticipate a filibuster against US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor . Sessions...
The Spanish Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will accept a challenge accusing Audiencia Nacional Judge Baltasar Garzon of knowingly giving an unjust verdict or resolution....
The Constitutional Court of Moldova has upheld a recent law barring certain government officials from holding dual citizenship. The controversial law no. 273 was passed by the Communist Party in April 2008 and, among other...
Former US solicitor general Ted Olson and prominent litigator David Boies announced Wednesday that they have filed suit challenging California's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage , Proposition 8...
Mexican security forces arrested 27 government officials in Michoacan Tuesday on corruption charges related to the illegal drug trade . Those arrested include 10 mayors, the chief adviser to the Michoacan attorney general,...
A Tasmanian anti-discrimination court Wednesday upheld an Australian Red Cross policy to refuse blood donations from sexually active homosexual males. Petitioner Michael Cain tried to donate blood in 2004 but his offer was refused...
Assistance to Sri Lanka in the promotion and protection of human rights, S-11/1, UN Human Rights Council, May 27, 2009 [condemning the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for attacks on civilian populations and use of human shields, and acknowledging the...
Querella causa aforados, Supreme Court of Spain, May 27, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Garzon complaint...
