The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has granted a stay of US District Court Judge Janet Hall's decision to lift the gag order imposed on plaintiffs suing the government over an FBI...
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Iraqi ex-president Saddam Hussein will not be allowed to represent himself at trial, according to new procedural rules adopted by the National Assembly . Under the new rules adopted late last month, the rights of...
A Canadian judge has ruled that advertising executive Paul Coffin will not serve jail time for his part in the federal sponsorship scandal . Coffin was given a conditional sentence of two years to be served in the...
Dutch prosecutors Monday began to present their case against two former leaders of the Afghanistan secret police, charging Hesamuddin Hesam and Habibullah Jalalzoy with a litany of war crimes. Both men were officers in the...
Members of the European Parliament are busy trying to correct the problems faced by the now rejected European constitution . A core group of MEPs have been charged with preparing a proposal to address and recommend corrections...
The Bush administration Tuesday expressed disapproval of a measure aimed at regulating trade negotiations, and discouraged Senate members from adopting it. The measure, offered as an amendment to the annual appropriations bill for the Departments of State, Commerce and...
Former Israeli army General Doron Almog said Monday that he had narrowly escaped arrest on war crimes charges after arriving Sunday at London's Heathrow airport for a planned UK vacation. Allegedly tipped off by British government contacts, Israel's ambassador...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has extended the reasonable search and seizure rights established under the Fourth Amendment to defendants awaiting trial on criminal charges. The 2-1 decision held that police...
The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the Israeli government should look into whether the Palestinian Authority , US or UN is willing to preserve 20 synagogues that remain standing in the Gaza strip following last...
A day after announcing his decision to nominate John Roberts to succeed Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, President Bush Tuesday urged Senators to concentrate on confirming Roberts, and not speculate on who he will now choose to...
