An American Bar Association report has concluded that representation of indigent defendants in the United States is in a "state of crisis." The report illustrates examples of innocent defendants pleading guilty to serious crimes, most often because...

In Friday's international brief, Nigerian President and current African Union Chairman Olusegun Obasanjo expressed outrage Friday after a plane carrying a Nigerian advance party was diverted from the Togo capital city of Lome and denied permission to...

Lawmakers and interest groups reacted swiftly Thursday to US Senate passage of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 , Leading House Republicans hailed the Senate vote and welcomed the...

Citing informants in China, a South Korean group has reported that North Korea has executed 70 refugees who were captured in China and subsequently returned to North Korea. The executions are believed to be an attempt to discourage further...

Reaction to Thursday's jury conviction of civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart for assisting client Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman to communicate with his terrorist followers has been somewhat mixed. The National Lawyers Guild to which Stewart belongs...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Feb. 11.The US Senate and House are not in session today. Both will resume business on Monday, Feb. 14.At the EU, a recorded...

It was announced Thursday in London that Prince Charles , heir to the British throne and former husband of the late Princess Diana , will marry longtime love Camilla Parker-Bowles . The private nuptials slated...

In Thursday's international brief, West African regional organization ECOWAS has refused to recognize Faure Gnassingbe as the legitimate leader of Togo and threatened sanctions against the country unless it returned to its prior...

In what is to be New England's first execution in 45 years, a Connecticut judge has set a new May 11 execution date for convicted killer Michael Ross and appointed a special counsel to investigate claims by...

S 5, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, passed by the US Senate February 10, 2005. Read the full text of the bill. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....