A video released Monday obtained by AP shows the Iraqi Special Tribunal questioning former officials of Saddam Hussein's regime, including Ali Hassan al-Majid , known as "Chemical Ali" for his alleged role in gassing the Kurdish village of Halabja, about the killing of Shiites, Kurds, and followers of rival political parties. Others interviewed in the [...]

The head of the Arab League on Monday endorsed a definition of terrorism slated for inclusion in a long-stalled UN treaty that many Arab states oppose. The proposal would define terrorism as "the targeting and deliberate killing of civilians and noncombatants" though this definition has caused some controversy over how to classify Palestinian suicide bombings [...]

With the Senate stalled on a vote for the controversial nomination of John Bolton as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, President Bush may install him via recess appointment before the end of the week. The appointment would allow Bolton to step in as an ambassador without Senate approval, but only until January 2007. [...]

According to a statement made by his defense team Monday, Saddam Hussein has requested a meeting with former US attorney general Ramsey Clark . The request, not yet answered by the Iraqi Special Tribunal , expresses concern that Saddam does not have full access to his counsel and comes less than one week after a [...]

US military judge Lieutenant Colonel Richard Anderson sentenced National Guard soldier Dustin Berg to 18 months in prison late Monday after he pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the deadly shooting of an Iraqi police officer. Berg initially said the Iraqi police officer had pointed an gun at him to prevent Berg from reporting insurgent [...]

Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of American v. U.S. Dep't of Agriculture, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 25, 2005 . Excerpt: Plaintiff-Appellee, Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America ("R-CALF"), successfully blocked the implementation of the Final Rule, convincing the court below to find the rule [...]

The White House reiterated Monday that extensive requests by Democrats for legal writings produced by Supreme Court Justice nominee John Roberts would be met with opposition. During a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Scott McClellan told reporters that although the Senate Judiciary Committee has not made a request for any specific documents, the administration [...]

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, Fidelity Investments has announced that it may face civil charges from the SEC. In a press release, Fidelity said that it received a Wells Notice that the SEC may file a lawsuit related to Fidelity's employees accepting gifts from Wall Street brokerage firms. A Wells Notice is a [...]

Leading Monday's states brief, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich today signed the Safe Games Illinois Act , which bans the rental and sale of violent and sexually explicit games to those younger than 18 years of age. The legislation, passed in May, also requires retailers to label violent and sexually explicit games and to post signs [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released an opinion Monday explaining its July 14 reversal of a ban on importing Canadian cattle enacted two years ago after Canada discovered its first domestic case of mad cow disease . The court found that Montana District Court Judge Richard Cebull's March ruling barring the [...]