A German appeals court Thursday upheld the acquittal of Abdelghani Mzoudi, a Moroccan man charged with helping the September 11 hijackers. A lower court had previously decided there was not enough evidence against him. Despite the ruling ,...
In response to Sunni demands for a greater role in crafting Iraq's new constitution, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani announced Thursday that Sunnis will be given as many as 25 new seats on the committee with...
While jurors in the trial of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy still have not reached a verdict, the company itself settled SEC charges on Wednesday related to his conduct and a company scheme...
Israel's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements does not violate settlers' rights. Judges voted 10-1 in favor of...
United States v. Marquez, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 7, 2005 . Excerpt:The random, additional screening procedure in this case...
In a move to gain support for a draft UN reform resolution introduced last month , Germany, Japan, Brazil and India - the so-called G4 group - have dropped their proposal to give veto power to any new...
Report by Mr. Alvaro Gil-Robles, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, June 8, 2005 . Excerpt:The United Kingdom has not been immune, however, to a tendency increasingly discernable across Europe...
When asked about the fate of the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay during a Fox News interview Wednesday, President Bush insisted that all prisoners there are being treated in accordance with international standards, but did say that...
Criminal Complaint, US v. Hamid Hayat and Umer Hayat, US District Court for the Eastern District of California, June 7, 2005. Read the full text of the complaint via FindLaw. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
In a 56-43 vote Wednesday, the Senate confirmed the nomination of California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown to the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia . Browns...