The Ohio Supreme Court set dates Wednesday for two inmates to be executed by lethal injection , despite a temporary stay on executions in the state. Michael Bueke is scheduled to be executed...
Researchers in Sarajevo on Tuesday unveiled a Google Earth tool mapping the sites of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian genocide . The Bosnian war crimes atlas was compiled by...
HR 3817, US House of Representatives, passed November 4, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Pottawattamie County v. McGhee , the Court heard arguments on whether a...
Judge Oscar Magi of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Milan on Wednesday convicted 23 former CIA agents for the 2003 kidnapping and rendition of Egyptian terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan...
Ohio voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure to create the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, commonly referred to as Issue 2. The purpose of the board will be to maintain food safety, encourage locally grown and...
Voters in Maine on Tuesday approved an expansion of the state's existing medical marijuana laws by a 59 to 41 percent margin , with 87 percent of precincts reporting. The proposed legislation, Question...
New York voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday amending the state constitution to allow the state legislature to pass a law permitting prisoners to work with non-profit organizations on a voluntary basis. Prisoners previously participated in work programs...
The UN Organization Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) has given funding and support to military groups that are committing human rights abuses , according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday. HRW detailed the alleged...
An amendment to the Texas Constitution limiting government enforcement of eminent domain was overwhelmingly approved by voters on Tuesday with more than 80 percent of those polled voting favorably. Proposition 11 prohibits government...