Florida circuit judge Judge George Greer Friday denied a request from the St. Petersburg Times for the release of investigative summaries regarding alleged mistreatement of Terri Schiavo . The dozens of files in question are...
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Judge denies media access to Schiavo abuse investigation records
American citizen captured in Iraq designated "enemy combatant"
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Rhode Island may amend smoking ban after unconstitutionality ruling
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DeLay slammed for threatening judiciary after Schiavo death
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International brief ~ Zimbabwe elections said to fall short of standards
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Nepalese king eases house arrests, releases more political prisoners
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Stem cell research bill [MA House]
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Spanish authorities arrest 12 more Madrid train bombing suspects
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Sudan unhappy with UN ICC resolution
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Army captain discharged after Iraqi ‘mercy killing’ conviction
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US Department of Defense spokesmen have said that US forces in Iraq are holding a man with joint US and Jordanian citizenship who is said to be a senior operative for terrorist leader Abu Musab Zarqawi. The...
Lawmakers in Rhode Island have said that they will consider amending the statewide smoking ban that took effect last month in light of a Newport Superior Court judge's Thursday ruling that certain exemptions in...
New Jersey Democratic Senator Frank R. Lautenberg took House Republican leader Tom DeLay to task Friday for making anti-judicial remarks in the aftermath of Terri Schiavo's death that appeared to threaten some kind of recrimination. Clearly angered by the...
In Friday's international brief, reports filtering out of Zimbabwe following Thursday's national elections indicate that the vote is being heavily criticized. Foreign media have been continually denied access to the country, and domestic media are required to...
Nepalese King Gyanendra Friday lifted the house arrest of Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala and freed nearly 257 other people detained after he declared a state of emergency in February . Three weeks...
SB 25, Massachusetts House of Representatives, passed March 31, 2005 . Read the full text of the bill here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
TSpain's Interior Ministry announced Friday that 12 more people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the preparations of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and...
Sudan Friday announced its displeasure with UN Security Council Resolution 1593 adopted late Thursday evening that authorized the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute war crimes violations in Sudan. Sudan...
A US military court in Germany Friday sentenced US Army Captain Rogelio "Roger" Maynulet to be discharged from the Army after he was found guilty Thursday of assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter....
