American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, Maro De la Rosa, and Ahora Newspaper, v. Howard Skolnik, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections, and Nevada Department of Corrections, Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, October 15, 2007 [staying all executions pending...

Annual Report 2007, US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, October 10, 2007 . Read the full text of report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Human Rights Report 1 April - 30 June 2007, UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, October 11, 2007 [finding that the US employment of private contractors to provide security in high-tension areas impermissiably blurs the distinction between civilians and military combatants...

American Federation of Labor, et al., v. Michael Chertoff, et al., US District Court for the Northern District of California, October 10, 2007 [order granting a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security from implementing new regulations intended to...

Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems: The Pennsylvania Death Penalty Assessment Report, An Analysis of Pennsylvania's Death Penalty Laws, procedures, and Practices, American Bar Association, October 9, 2007 [finding that Pennsylvania's death penalty system is so flawed...

Case Concerning Territorial and Maritime Dispute Between Nicaragua and Hondras in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Honduras), International Court of Justice, October 8, 2007 [resolving a maritime boundary dispute between Nicaragua and Hondras, granting possession of four small Caribbean islands...

Marilou Rickert v. State of Washington, Public Disclosure Commission, and Susan Brady, et al., Supreme Court of the State of Washington, October 4, 2007 ....

National Reconciliation Ordinance, Pervez Musharraf, October 5, 2007 . Read the full text of the ordinance. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Ruzatullah, et al. v. Robert Gates, Secretary, US Department of Defense, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 2, 2007 [ruling that detainees held by US forces abroad are entitled to 30 days advance notice of...

Execution by Lethal Injection: A quarter century of state poisoning, Amnesty International, October 4, 2007 . Read the full...