High court reprimands Canadian Security Intelligence Service over policy of d...

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has been scolded by the Supreme Court of Canada for destroying classified evidence related to a Montreal man accused of having links to terrorism."However, the court in Ottawa unanimously decided Thursday that it will not halt the...

Supreme Court Says City Gun Ban Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has never before in its history made a ruling on Americans' right to own guns. The court has effectively ruled unconstitutional the ban on handguns in effect in several major US cities....

CNN host Glenn Beck : I Wouldn’t Detain Terror Suspects, I’d ‘Shoot The...

"Today on his radio show, CNN host Glenn Beck expressed his disdain of the recent Supreme Court ruling granting terror suspects the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts, exclaiming that if he...

Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape

Update: June 26 | - Matthew Yglesias provides the best analysis I've seen so far: " My evolving view of the death penalty is that there are situations one could envision wherein punishment by execution would be...

Exxon $2.5 billion oil spill ruling overturned

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp had been ordered to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska. The...

Sharif's supporters protest court ruling in Pakistan

Supoprters of Nawaz Sharif, the former Pakistani Prime Minister, burned effigies today against a court ruling that bars Sharif from running in this weeks' parliamentary by-elections.Here is a link to a picture of...

Protests Against Fuel Prices in Nepal

Nepalese students blocked several streets in Katmandu and hurled stones at the chief justice's car to protest rising fuel prices. The students demanded the government to take action and immediately withdraw fuel...

Gay couples rush to get married in California

" Gay couples rush to get married in California By LISA LEFF, Associated...

First California gay couples wed

"Dozens of homosexual couples have married in California shortly after the US state was permitted to grant them marriage licences for the first time. Ceremonies were held in at least five counties after a Supreme...

California will begin first gay marriages today

California will begin marrying gay and lesbian couples this afternoon.  The new marriage licenses will list Party A and Party B, as opposed to bride and groom. "California begins marrying gay and lesbian...

Indonesia: Supreme Court Rules Against Exxon in Aceh Case (News + Analysis)

This is an interesting case in many ways. What responsibilities does a corporation have overseas if, due to local politics and wars, employees are harmed or cause harm for reasons that have nothing to do with the company?This article doesn't quite make it clear if the...

McCain attacks Supreme Court's Guantánamo ruling

Presidential candidate John McCain jumped into the Guantanamo fray with his usual candor today as he criticized the Supreme Court's 5 to 4 ruling that terror suspects are entitled to the same right as American citizens. Yesterday I reported on this landmark Supreme Court...

McCain and Obama split on justices' Guantánamo ruling

"he presidential candidates took differing positions Thursday on the Supreme Court decision granting foreign terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay a right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. Senator John McCain expressed concern about the ruling, while Senator...

Guantanamo Bay

" In a stinging rebuke to President Bush's anti-terror policies, a deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign detainees held for years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have the right to appeal to U.S. civilian courts to challenge their indefinite imprisonment without...

'Survivor' winner Hatch appeals to Supreme Court

You know, this guy has some real balls, no pun intended.  If the name doesn't ring a bell, just think back to the very first season of "Survivor".  He's the fat, naked gay guy that won the cool million...

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