Transcript of Day 2 of confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., nominated to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, January 10, 2006. Read the full text transcript as provided...

A group of parents filed a lawsuit against Frazier Mountain High School on Tuesday, arguing that a religion-based class teaching an alternative to evolution should be removed from the curriculum because it violates the US Constitution. The...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday defended his use of criminal defamation lawsuits to silence critics of his ruling Cambodian People's Party , claiming the lawsuits were in response to unjust accusations. The US and...

The US Senate Judiciary Committee enters its third day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito Wednesday morning with more questions scheduled from senators. On Tuesday, Alito parried questions on abortion and...

UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday that a records search conducted by the British government seeking US rendition requests has found three instances where the Clinton administration sought permission to transport prisoners through its airspace. The...

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, signed by President George W. Bush, Janaury 10, 2005. Read the full text of the Act . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

On NSA Spying: A Letter to Congress, January 9, 2006 . Read the full text of the letter as published in...

President Bush Tuesday signed into law a renewal of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 , providing $361 million over two years towards to investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, most involving the sex...

One day before hearings resume before military commissions at Guantanamo Bay in the cases of two alleged terrorists, chief US prosecutor Col. Moe Davis Tuesday characterized defendant Omar Khadr [US DOD chargesheet, PDF; DOD...

US v. Georgia, Supreme Court of the United States, January 10, 2006 . Read the Court's opinion...