Courts

Marlon Hariram, the Birdman of Guyana, pleads guilty, but says finches were just pets

October 21, 2012 // 0 Comments

Bird singing contests are popular — and often involve gambling — in the Guyanese community. Marlon Hariram, who was accused of smuggling finches into the U.S., leaves [...]

Kuwait emir orders electoral system changes

October 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

(Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Friday the Gulf Arab state’s electoral system was deficient and that he had ordered partial [...]

Kuwait emir orders electoral system changes

October 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

(Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Friday the Gulf Arab state’s electoral system was deficient and that he had ordered partial [...]

US Chief Justice John Roberts says high court isnâ€™t about â€˜liberal or conservative agendaâ€™

October 18, 2012 // 0 Comments

HOUSTON — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that people shouldn’t think the high court’s justices make decisions in terms of a [...]

Bin Laden driver’s conviction reversed by U.S. court

October 17, 2012 // 0 Comments

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of Osama bin Laden’s former driver and bodyguard, Salim Hamdan, on charges of supporting [...]

Debate prep focuses on style over substance

October 15, 2012 // 0 Comments

As they prepare to meet for the second presidential debate, President Obama and Mitt Romney are focusing on adjusting their debate style over the substance of their remarks. [...]

Victims’ families invited to watch 9/11 hearings

October 15, 2012 // 0 Comments

The families of people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks have been invited to military installations in four states to watch pretrial hearings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for five [...]

Victims’ families invited to watch 9/11 hearings

October 15, 2012 // 0 Comments

The families of people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks have been invited to military installations in four states to watch pretrial hearings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for five [...]

Judge halts Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law

October 2, 2012 // 0 Comments

(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday halted for the November 6 U.S. general election a controversial requirement that voters in the state provide photo [...]

Supreme Court may narrow law in human rights cases

October 2, 2012 // 0 Comments

(Reuters) – The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on Monday of allowing victims of human rights abuses to sue in American courts against the foreign corporations accused [...]

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