The US Supreme Court handed down four rulings Monday on its last decision day of 2004. In Florida v. Nixon, the Court ruled that an accused Florida man was not due a new trial even though his lawyer had...
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Rights groups say revised intel reform bill still limits privacy, personal freedom
Rights groups are warning that the sweeping intelligence reform package now awaiting signature by the President after Senate passage yesterday is better than earlier versions but still contains multiple provisions that threaten privacy and personal freedom. An ACLU spokesperson...
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin Thursday announced plans to reform the country's current 35-hour workweek. While letting that formal limit stand, Raffarin said companies will be allowed to negotiate their own deals with employees regarding overtime. The 35-hour workweek...
World Trade Center leaseholder wins jury verdict in insurance battle
The leaseholder of the World Trade Center, destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, won a major legal victory Monday when a Manhattan jury agreed that the attack on the Twin Towers constituted two events for insurance purposes,...
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected hearing an appeal by the Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan challenging the constitutionality of New York Penal Law 240.35(4) that bans the wearing of masks at public...
UK Foreign Minister Jack Straw said in an interview Monday that he believed recently-proposed changes to the UN Charter (reported by JURIST's Paper Chase here) would allow for easier intervention in situations of human rights abuses like those that...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine Supreme Court invalidates poll, orders new vote
BBC News is reporting that the Ukrainian Supreme Court has invalidated the disputed presidential election poll and ordered fresh elections.11:21 AM ET - Ukraine Channel 5 is broadcasting live video from Kyiv of crowds in the main square celebrating...
Computer forensics investigator Nigel Carson said Wednesday during a trial in Australian federal court that it is possible to find the computers and users in the Kazaa file-sharing network. Carson is the first witness to testify for the music...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine parliament declares disputed election invalid
BBC News is reporting that in an extraordinary Saturday session the Ukrainian parliament has declared the disputed presidential election of last Sunday invalid.9:10 AM ET - Radio Free Europe now has more. A wire story in the Kyiv Post...
US Supreme Court asked to rule on Gitmo military commissions
Lawyers for Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver and alleged al Qaeda member, have asked the US Supreme Court to hear their challenge to the government's strategy in holding military commissions for detainees at Guantanamo Bay. In...