The full US Senate Tuesday began debate on the nomination of White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales for attorney general, with a vote expected to be held Thursday. Gonzales' nomination was narrowly approved...

The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was delayed again Tuesday after Milosevic contracted the flu, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia reported. Presiding Judge Patrick Robinson is scheduled...

Spanish authorities Tuesday arrested four suspects linked to the Madrid train bombings . All four arrested were Moroccan nationals, and authorities believed they were part of the Moroccan Islamic Combat Group, a terrorist group. The four, who...

Russian independent newspaper Kommersant protested a court judgment against the publication by leaving its Monday editions blank, save for an upside down copy of the court's opinion and several other satirical items. The court issued an $11.4...

The Malaysian government has delayed arresting illegal immigrants after threatening a major campaign against hundreds of thousands of foreign workers once a three-month amnesty period closed Monday. Malaysian Home Secretary Azmi Khalid said arrests had been avoided...

After summoning the Prime Minister for an emergency meeting , Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the country's government Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, cutting phone lines, shutting down the airport and sending armed...

Continuing a story first reported yesterday on JURIST's Paper Chase, a UN report on whether genocide has been committed in Sudan has accused the Sudanese government and its militia allies of killing, torturing and raping civilians in...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 1.The US Senate convenes today at 9:45 AM ET for regular business and to consider the nomination of Alberto Gonzales...

Findings of a new survey of American high school students announced Monday suggest that more than one in three believes that the First Amendment "goes too far" in the rights it grants and protects, while half of...

Updating an earlier JURIST story, Connecticut has postponed Monday's scheduled execution of convicted serial killer Michael Ross , putting off what would be New England's first execution in 45 years after Ross' attorney filed a motion questioning the...