An Act to Protect Private Property Rights, passed in the US House of Representatives, November 3, 2005 [bill that would strip state and local governments of federal funding if they use eminent domain to transfer privately owned land to commercial...

Probation and Parole in 2004, United States Department of Justice, November 3, 2005 ....

Kane v. Esipita, United States Supreme Court, October 28, 2005 [ruling per curiam that a California inmate was not entitled to a new trial even though he was denied virtually all access to a jail law library while representing himself...

Nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito of the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, President George W. Bush, October 31, 2005. Excerpt:Good morning. I'm pleased to announce my...

Padilla v. Hanft, Brief of Petitioner for Writ of Certiorari, Supreme Court of the United States, October 27, 2005 [appeal by 'Dirty Bomb' suspect Jose Padilla asking the Court to limit the government's ability to hold him and other terror...

Letter from Harriet Miers to George W. Bush, October 27, 2005 . Excerpt:As you know, members of the Senate have indicated their intention to seek documents about my service in the White...

US v. Ahmend Omar Abu Ali, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, October 24, 2005 [ruling that US federal prosecutors can use a confession allegedly made under torture in Saudi Arabia by...

FBI documents on Patriot Act surveillance of US citizens, Electronic Privacy Information Center, October 24, 2005 [FOIA documents suggesting the FBI has conducted secret surveillance of US citizens and legal residents for up to 18 months without notifying the Justice...

Prisoners in 2004, United States Department of Justice, October 24, 2005 [annual report on inmates in US prisons, noting that the number of women incarcerated in state and federal prisons in 2004 was up by four percent compared with the...

State v. Limon, Kansas Supreme Court, October 21, 2005 . Excerpt:We conclude that K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 21-3522 , the Kansas unlawful voluntary sexual relations statute, does not...