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....

HR 418, the REAL ID Act of 2005, passed by the US Houes of Representatives, February 10, 2005 . Read the GPO text of the...

Staff Report on the Four Flights and Civil Aviation Security, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, declassified February 10, 2005 [finding that the FAA had at least 52 warnings and intelligence on al-Qaeda between April and September...

AP is reporting that civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart has been convicted of helping imprisoned Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman communicate with his terrorist followers.3:45 PM ET - After 13 days of deliberation, a jury has convicted Stewart on...

AP is reporting that the US Senate has approved the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 , which will limit class action lawsuits.3:54 PM ET - The Senate passed the bill, which will require multistate class action lawsuits...

Ruling by the German Federal Prosecutor, February 10, 2005 [rejecting a complaint brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights and 4 former Iraqi detainees seeking prosecution under German law of US officials for war crimes in connection with actions of...

The UK House of Lords Thursday granted the request of film director Roman Polanski that he be allowed to pursue a libel suit via video tape. Polanski is suing Vanity Fair magazine for libel in the UK,...

AP is reporting that the US House has approved the REAL ID Act , legislation aimed at preventing entry by terrorists into the country. The act sets regulations for the use of state driver's licenses by immigrants and facilitates...

Saudi Arabian men went to the polls Thursday to vote in municipal elections around the country, marking the first elections ever held by the country. The election was for 127 local government seats around the country in the first...