The US government on Wednesday reached an agreement with Switzerland that would grant the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) access to information on thousands of Swiss bank accounts. As part of the agreement ,...
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Oklahoma state court judge Vicki Robertson ruled Tuesday that a state law requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound within an hour of the procedure violates the Oklahoma Constitution . Without reaching...
Bostan v. Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, August 19, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available...
German lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a draft law strengthening parliamentary involvement with the country's representatives to the European Union , a step toward reforms necessary to Germany's ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty . The...
The Obama administration should not re-sign and ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court (ICC) , according to a study released Tuesday by the Heritage Foundation . According to the report, the...
Australian rights group Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) on Wednesday sharply criticized the government's proposed reforms to Australia's national security and anti-terrorism legislation. Last week, Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland released a 452-page...
The Obama administration has notified Congress of plans to transfer six Guantanamo Bay detainees out of the country, according to a Tuesday Miami Herald report . The notifications were reportedly filed August 7, in accordance with...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday overturned the conviction of former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes for backdating stock options . Citing prosecutorial misconduct, the...
Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong has been charged with tax evasion, his lawyer said Tuesday. Xu is accused of failing to pay taxes on a $100,000 grant from Yale University earmarked for the legal research...
Russian human rights activists and journalists are suspending their work in Chechnya in the wake of the recent violence, according to a Tuesday Moscow Times report . Rights group Memorial , which employed...
