Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson , amid a growing controversy over a previous declaration that non-resident same-sex marriages performed in Canada are not legal unless recognized by the participants' home countries, indicated Friday...
The Warsaw Provincial Court handed down a two-year suspended sentence to former interior minister Gen. Czeslaw Kiszczak Thursday. The court found Kiszczak guilty in absentia in relation to the implementation of martial law in 1981. Martial...
Egyptian prosecutors announced Thursday they will be seeking the death penalty for former president Hosni Mubarak , former interior minister Habib El Adly and four of his aides accused of ordering the killing of anti-government protesters [JURIST...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday granted an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Arizona's voter approved medical marijuana law,...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) clarified its stance on online gambling in a memorandum opinion released Friday holding online non-sports related gambling that crosses state or international borders is not covered by the Wire Act...
US President Barack Obama nominated three individuals to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) Thursday, which had been vacant since 2007. He named David Medine as his nominee for Chairman as...
The Philippine Congress voted Monday to impeach Chief Justice Renato Corona for violating the constitution and the public trust in connection with the trial of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ,...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) on Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a recent federal appeals court decision that upheld gene patents. The...
The European Commission for Competition announced Tuesday that it will investigate Apple for anti-competitive practices in connection with its dealings with several publishers. The investigation is allowed by Article 11(6) of the Antitrust Regulation ....
Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo began seeking an arrest warrant on Friday for Sundanese Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes...