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Our New Police State

"Toews scolded over plan to name judges The Harper Conservatives, refusing to back down in a fight with the country's senior judges and lawyers, said Friday they are going ahead with a contentious plan to give police a voice in screening judicial contenders to the federally...

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The Man On Trial In The Baghdad Courtroom

POLL ---- Was it the real Saddam Hussein or was it one of his doppelgangers?

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U.S. & British support for Saddam

Evidence suggests that Saddam was on the CIA payroll as early as 1959.

The International Criminal Tribunal At Tokyo

"The Tribunal being conscious of the basic principle of jurisprudence that *no one must be condemned unheard*, that *justice must not only be done but appear to be done*; appointed amicus curiae, a Senior counsel from Japan, to assist with the defense of the Defendant;...

O'Connor worries about courts' autonomy (AP)

" SAN FRANCISCO - Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Sandra Day O'Connor said she fears judges are under growing political attack nationwide. "I'm increasingly concerned about the current climate of challenge...

Judges reject Philly election monitors (AP)

" PHILADELPHIA - A federal court refused Friday to appoint observers for Tuesday's election to remedy what the Justice Department called the city's abysmal record of meeting its obligations to Spanish-speaking voters. The three-judge panel filed a brief order Friday...

New Jersey Ruling Equalizes Love

""Although we cannot find that a fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists in this state, the unequal dispensation of rights and benefits to committed same-sex partners can no longer be tolerated under our state Constitution," Justice Barry Albin wrote for the majority. "

What Happens When You Don't Have The Right To Have Your Vote Counted?

The right to vote is worthless without the right to have that vote counted. Especially in Presidential Elections which involve the Electoral College.

The truth about those iconic buildings: the roofs leak, they're dingy and too...

Winners of the prestigious Stirling prize for architecture, which will be announced tonight, have been lauded by architects but are often beset by faults and loathed by the people who use them, according to one of the government's design advisers.Last year the judges...