Addressing a public that has become increasingly outraged over a spike in violent crime related to drug-dealing, Mexico’s president and other government officials have unveiled a comprehensive plan to reform…
Concerned citizens throughout Mexico are planning a national march against crime on Aug. 30 that is focusing, in large part, on a huge increase in kidnappings for ransom in recent…
A year ago, Juan Gomez was facing deportation after his high school graduation, despite his stellar record both in the classroom and as a star player on the football team.
Four senior Democratic senators joined today with leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee in calling for further public review before new investigative guidelines planned by Attorney General Michael Mukasey become…
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a Democrat who is the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has suffered a serious stroke, but she is still alive.
Employers are increasingly hiring private investigators to spy on employees believed to be abusing the Family Medical Leave Act, and courts are upholding their right to do so.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision involving Brighton handbags has led several manufacturers to set minimum prices for their products and cut off retailers who fail…
After more than a year of lawyer-led protests over the breakdown of the rule of law helped force parliamentary elections that brought opposing parties to power, the president of Pakistan…
More than a year ago, President George W. Bush nominated Gustavus Puryear IV to be a federal district judge in Nashville, Tenn. His nomination is supported by Republican Sens. Lamar…
Attorneys representing a 34-year-old Hong Kong man being held by U.S. authorities in an immigration case are seeking a criminal investigation of his death last week, apparently as a result…
For years, Congress has resisted efforts to curtail the scope of the Endangered Species Act. But now, in an end run around the legislative process, the Bush administration has introduced…
A revamped measure in South Dakota that would ban abortions except for women who’ve been raped or are victims of incest is gaining steam and may present the challenge that…
Internet and broadband companies are monitoring the Web surfing habits of their users via targeted-ad technology, letters released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee reveal.
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