A federal judge ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee Monday, ruling that Syrian national Abdulrahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco could not be considered a member of a terrorist organization when originally taken...

US State Department spokesperson Ian Kelly said Monday that the US is concerned over China's decision to require software that would block certain Internet content. The Chinese government is requiring that all personal computers sold...

The president of the French National Assembly Bernard Accoyer announced Tuesday the creation of a commission to study the wearing of the Muslim burqa . The statement came after...

US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act , which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority to regulate tobacco products. In remarks...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday sentenced former Rwandan interior minister Callixte Kalimanzira to 30 years imprisonment on charges of genocide and public...

Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco v. Barack Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, June 22, 2009 [ordering the release of Guantanamo detainee Abdulrahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco, holding that he could not be considered...

Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al., US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 [holding that the US Army Corps of Engineers may issue a permit for discharge of fill material otherwise subject to limitations under Sections 301...

Forest Grove School District v. T.A., US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 [holding that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act permits a tuition reimbursement award against a school district and in favor of parents who unilaterally place their child in...

Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v Holder, et al, US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 [upholding a controversial provision of the Voting Rights Act that permits the appellant municipality to "bail out" from the pre-clearance requirement of Section...

Executives from Google, Inc. will go on trial Tuesday in Italy for criminal defamation arising out of Google Video content depicting a disabled boy being teased and bullied. The defendants include product marketing manager...