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When Dave Dudley lost his plum job as a vice president of a software company, he knew it wouldn’t be long before his house mortgage became unmanageable. So he changed his address — to Anywhere, U.S.A.
The 74-year-old German man was snatched, beaten, tied up, whisked across the border and left outside a French courthouse in the middle of the night.
Spain's Parliament approved a law Thursday narrowing the scope of a cross-border justice doctrine which had allowed judges to indict people like Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden.
U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, whose rulings shattered old Texas by changing the way the state educated children, treated prisoners and housed its poorest and most vulnerable citizens, has died. He was 89.
Detained Academy Award-winning director and convicted sex offender Roman Polanski may have the support of some famous faces in , but don’t count Jamie Foxx among them. According to the actor, he only needs to imagine the 1977 is a personal one to find his feelings.
The chief justice of the California Supreme Court criticized the state's reliance on the referendum process Saturday, saying it has "rendered our state government dysfunctional."
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pressed rival Catholic and Protestant leaders Monday to end the deadlock threatening their power-sharing government, the central pillar of Northern Ireland peacemaking.
Courts are back in session in Pakistan's Swat Valley after a three-month hiatus because of an army offensive against Taliban militants. How well the judiciary performs may be crucial in ensuring that the insurgents do not return.
The Justice Department will continue Bush administration attempts to block certain lawsuits by claiming they threaten state secrets, but the agency announced Wednesday it will try to curb the use of such claims in the future.
An internal watchdog at the Justice Department said Monday he was reviewing the agency's involvement with the activist group ACORN.
Times are hard in much of Spain, but down south it's getting serious: Court clerks are reduced to forgoing taxis and catching a bus when they have to serve a summons.
Attorney General Eric Holder has decided not to bring any criminal charges against a former Bush administration official who lawmakers said lied to them in sworn testimony.
The Justice Department is moving forward with plans to expand its civil rights division, pursuing cases of discrimination in the workplace, housing and voting rights.
Besieged during the Bush administration for bending to the White House's will, the Justice Department is again accused of playing politics with cases — this time in investigating whether CIA interrogators illegally abused terror suspects.
Sonia Sotomayor said she's nobody's clone. She's spent a good part of her confirmation hearings showing it — and perhaps offering a preview of how she would carry herself on the Supreme Court.
Has the Justice Department taken President Barack Obama's promise of openness too far?
The wheels of justice grind slowly, but this is pushing the envelope. In Montana's Toole County, retired District Judge Ronald McPhillips ruled this week in a lawsuit that was left hanging for nearly a quarter-century. The judge ruled in Great Falls against Milan Ayers, who contended that former partner James Rubow swindled him out of his share of a natural gas field, with leases potentially worth millions of dollars.
A judge asked federal prosecutors in a major drug-dealing case Tuesday if they have a pattern of mishandling evidence after a second high-profile prosecution fell apart in his courtroom because of witness problems.
Spanish legislators voted Thursday to change a law that let judges indict Osama bin Laden and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, narrowing its scope to cases with a clear link to this country and yielding to criticism that Spain should not act like a global cop.
A 22-year-old Palestinian woman, who says she became an informer for Israel to earn money that would get her out of prostitution, is going to prison for life. Others convicted of collaboration with Israel by West Bank courts sit on death row.
Lawyers for the poor, who say they already are stretched to the breaking point by huge caseloads and dwindling staff, face layoffs across the country as local governments slash spending in these hard economic times.
A dozen neighbors were so outraged by the rape of an 11-year-old girl that they chased a suspect and beat him, holding him until police arrived. Two of them were honored with an $11,500 police union reward even before the beaten man was charged in the girl's assault.
LONDON — A fight over who gets to be Oxford University's top poet has set Britain's pens racing — and weakened the careers of two well-known wordsmiths.
President Barack Obama says he doesn't feel "weighed down" by a need to pick the next Supreme Court justice based on demographics, arguing that intellectual firepower and empathy with ordinary people are more important.
- Former top White House official Karl Rove will be interviewed Friday as part of an ongoing probe into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian ConscienceChristians are heirs of a 2,000-year tradition of proclaiming God's word, seeking justice in our societies, resisting tyranny, and reaching out with compassion to the poor, oppressed and suffering.
Who will save kids from pedophiles?Nothing depresses me more than reading newspaper accounts of adults sexually abusing children. I try not to read them but it's like driving past a car crash -- you look even though it twists your insides and makes you worry about your loved ones.
KSM, OJ and "Trials of the Century"Does Eric Holder remember the most infamous criminal trial of the 20th century, the 1995 trial of O.J. Simpson...?
Testimony: Teen Suspect In Mom's Slaying Was AbusedPLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A 15-year-old girl accused of killing her mother in El Dorado Hills suffered physical abuse, according to court testimony on Thursday.
DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | The brave men who saved many livesPESHAWAR: Fazal Raheem, the cop who stopped a suicide bomber at the entrance of the Judicial Complex on Thursday, is no longer in this world, but he has kept his words.
A historically Bad decisionLast Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other terrorists would be tried in a civilian court in New York City rather than before a military tribunal.
I read this article from Human Rights Watch web site I could read:
Teen Who Drugged Mom Before Stabbing Unfit For Juvenile CourtPLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A judge on Tuesday ruled that a teenage girl accused of taking part in her mother's slaying is unfit to be tried in the juvenile justice system.
Federal Bureau of Investigation - The Baltimore Division: Department of Justice Press ReleaseU.S. District Judge Roger W.
Former police chief of Pr. George's town indicted on stolen handgun charges - washingtonpost.comThe former police chief of the Prince George's County town of Morningside was indicted Tuesday on charges related to selling a stolen handgun, authorities said.
Judge Tosses Plagiarism Lawsuit Against HasselbackBOSTON -- A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit accusing television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck of plagiarism.
Police Believe Stepfather Planned Teen's SlayingGERMANTOWN, Wis. -- Police found the body of a 14-year-old boy in a vehicle parked at a Walmart in Germantown. Police said the boy's 37-year-old stepfather drove from Grafton to the Germantown WalMart with a plan.
John Ludwig Pleads Guilty, Gets No Jail TimeGREENVILLE, S.C. -- The man who slammed his Maserati through a home, killing the man inside, entered a guilty plea -- and ended up with no jail time.
Doctor Accused Of Killing 9-Year-Old SonNICHOLS HILLS, Okla. -- A metro doctor has been arrested on suspicion of killing his 9-year-old son, police said.
Ten-year-old refuses to recite pledge until gays allowed to marry (video)"I was analyzing the meanings of it, because I want to be a lawyer," he said. "... There isn't really liberty and justice for all. There's ... Gays and lesbians can't marry. There's still a lot of racism and sexism in the world. Yeah."
Khalid Sheik Mohammed and YouIf you are upset about the Obama Administration's decision to bring al-Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed to New York for a federal civilian trial, and you are looking to blame someone, go straight to your bathroom and look into the mirror.
Garrido Is 'Master Manipulator,' Says District AttorneyPLACERVILLE, Calif. -- In light of a new letter from kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido, the El Dorado County district attorney described the convicted rapist as a "master manipulator."
Who's Afraid Of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed?Sarah Palin objected to the forthcoming KSM trial thusly:The trial will afford Mohammed the opportunity to grandstand and make use of his time in front of the world media to rally his disgusting terrorist cohorts.
CAIR: US seizure of 4 Mosques over Alleged Iran Ties Threatens Religious FreedomUS seizure of 4 mosques and a New York skyscraper belonging to a non-profit foundation with alleged financial ties to Iran. CAIR warns that the seizure of places of worship may have First Amendment implications.
Phillip Garrido Apologizes In New LetterSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In his third jailhouse letter, Phillip Garrido issued an apology "for what has taken place" and referenced "ending a sexual problem believed to be impossible."
This is the story of 16 year old Sarah Kruzan & I am interested to hear from "the World" all opinons, all comments whether negative or positive let your voice be heard! Click on the link below to watch her YouTube Video. ~LuvUMuch Necia
Balloon Boy Parents Plead GuiltyWow! that was quick. Seems like just yesterday the dad was calling everyone in the media "pathetic."
Title: Electric Feel (Justice Remix) Artist: MGMT Album: This song was released as a single Year: 2009 Genre: Electronica/Funk
Beltway sniper's execution nears -- baltimoresun.comAttorney General John Ashcroft had a choice: He could send them to be tried in Maryland, where most of the murders took place but where the death penalty was on hold because of the specter of racial unfairness.
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