London police, reportedly using flash grenades, raided two apartment blocks in Notting Hill Friday making several arrests related to the failed July 21 London subway and bus bombings . Police would not elaborate as to who was arrested, but British news media say that at least two of the three men still being sought for [...]

Senate Judiciary Committee member Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) told reporters Thursday that Senate Democrats will make a "limited and targeted" request for documents pertaining to Supreme Court nomineee John G. Roberts, Jr. . The request reportedly focuses on about 20 of the more than 300 cases Roberts worked on during his tenure as deputy solicitor [...]

The US Department of State backtracked from prior statements Thursday evening and acknowledged that Bush UN ambassador nominee John Bolton provided Congress with inaccurate information about an investigation. The State Department had earlier insisted Bolton's answer in a confirmation process questionnaire "was truthful" when he said he hadn't been questioned or given information to jury [...]

The Vatican said Thursday that not all attacks by Palestinian militants against the Jewish state have received their condemnation because Israel's military response has at times violated international law. The statement came in response to criticism from Israel over Pope Benedict XVI's failure to condemn the July 12 terrorist strikes against Israelis in a speech [...]

The Supreme Court of Honduras held Thursday that the Supreme Electoral Court violated two constitutional provisions in June when it opened the door for religious figures to run for public office. The constitutional ban for political activity by religious leaders is stated in the 1982 Honduran Constitution and is based on a 1830 announcement by [...]

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Thursday that the issue of whether to repeal the state's newly enacted gay rights law has qualified for the November state ballot. The proposed "Act to Extend Civil Rights Protections to All People Regardless of Sexual Orientation" adds the term "sexual orientation" to the classes already protected under [...]

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Thursday praised the Iraqi Special Tribunal , a court created to try Saddam Hussein and his allies, and vowed to protect members from purges because of their earlier roles in the Baath party. Talabani made the promise during a meeting with one of the Tribunal's judges, Raid Juhi, who faces [...]

Washington-based Alliance for Justice has urged an investigation of Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) , chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, claiming he violated ethics rules by trying to influence an appeals court decision in Chicago. Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice, made the request in a letter dated Wednesday to the Chairman of the [...]

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) responded Thursday to documents US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts produced while working at the Justice Department and White House counsel's office during the Reagan administration, stating they "certainly raise some questions in my mind about his commitment" to civil rights. Specifically, Kennedy commented that Roberts has a "rather cramped view" [...]

Report to the Secretary-General of the Commission of Experts to Review the Prosecution of Serious Violations of Human Rights in Timor-Leste (then East Timor) in 1999, United Nations, released July 27, 2005 . Read the full text of the report here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.