US Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) , a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee , has said that while Democrats on the committee are considering delaying a vote on Samuel Alito's confirmation to the US Supreme...
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Schumer says no decision yet on Alito confirmation vote delay
Florida school voucher ruling [FL SC]
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Virginia governor orders DNA test for man executed in 1992
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Democrats to force delay in Alito confirmation vote
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Egypt rights group calls for probe of election violence
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Padilla transferred to civilian custody to face terror charges
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EU representative pulls Bosnian Serb party funds over war crimes fugitive
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Florida Supreme Court strikes down school voucher law
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Bosnian war crimes suspect captured by EU troops
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Levin disputes Bush administration move to dismiss Guantanamo cases
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Jeb Bush et al. v. Ruth Holmes, Supreme Court of Florida, January 5, 2006 . Read the full text...
Virginia Governor Mark Warner on Thursday ordered that DNA evidence from a 1980s rape and murder case be tested to determine whether the man convicted and executed for the crime was innocent. Roger Keith Coleman ...
AP is reporting that Senate aides have said that Democrats will force a one-week delay in the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination of Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court. Confirmation hearings are set...
The National Council for Human Rights, sponsored by the Egyptian government, on Thursday called for an investigation into the 11 deaths that occurred during the most recent round of parliamentary elections that ended in December. The...
AP is reporting that law enforcement officials have said that Jose Padilla has been transferred from military to civilian custody in order to face terror charges in Miami. The transfer, previously delayed ...
Lord Paddy Ashdown , the EU High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday confiscated funds from the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) because its founder and wanted war crimes criminal Radovan Karadzic remains a fugitive. In...
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday held that the state's 1999 school voucher law violates the state constitutional requirement of a uniform system of free public schools. The Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) , which was...
A suspected Bosnian Serb war criminal was captured by European Union EUFOR peacekeeping troops on Thursday in a firefight at the suspect's home. Dragomir Abazovic and his 12-year-old son were shot and injured , while his...
US Sen. Carl M. Levin (D-MI) has said that the Bush administration cannot use recent legislation in an attempt to dismiss already filed habeas corpus petitions of Guantanamo Bay detainees . The 2006...
