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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 31 March 2008 The Turkish Constitutional Court has announced it will hear the closure case against the ruling AK Party. The case accuses the party of seeking to undermine the secular state and includes a possible political ba
The Supreme Court of Thailand has agreed to hear a new corruption case against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, in a move seen as another blow by opponents against the embattled government that is stacked with Mr. Thaksin's allies. VOA's Lu
The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. What these words mean, exactly, is disputed in the U
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 October 2007 A Nigerian court has resumed hearings for U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on allegations it caused the death of Nigerian children when it conducted a clinical trial in the country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 25 September 2007 Indonesia's highest court has rejected final appeals from two people convicted for a terrorist attack in Bali in October 2002 that killed more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists. The court's decision m
Indonesia's constitutional court has ruled the three men convicted in the 2002 Bali bombings and sentenced to death may be executed by firing squad, quashing their claim it is inhumane and against the constitution. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Col
Thailand's Supreme Court has found former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra guilty of a conflict of interest involving a land deal his wife arranged. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, Thai prosecutors say they will ask for Thaksin's extradition fr
AA: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- using a dictionary to help define the law of the land. RS: The next time you go to an English dictionary to look up a word or settle an argument, you might take comfort in knowin
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 22 November 2007 Pakistan's newly appointed Supreme Court has dismissed the final legal challenge to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election victory, clearing the way for him to step down as army chief in the coming days.
By Cindy Saine Washington 16 April 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the most common method of lethal injection used for executions by the federal government and 36 states. The unsuccessful constitutional challenge to the three-drug lethal injec
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 August 2007 Judges presiding over the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor have postponed the trial until January 7 to give new defense lawyers time to prepare their case. Taylor dismissed his previous lawyer
BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's railway courts are now being integrated into civilian courts as part of reforms that are intended to help build a unified judicial system. Railway courts handle criminal and civil cases concerning railway transpor
By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 10 July 2007 Thaksin Shinawatra A panel of Thai Supreme Court judges has agreed to hear the first corruption case against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra next month. From Bangkok, Roger Wilkison reports the court or
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 July 2007 The Libyan Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences for six foreign medical workers imprisoned on disputed charges that they infected Libyan children with HIV. But there is still a chance they could be spa
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 19 November 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court has dismissed the main legal challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's presidential re-election on October 6. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the court struck down the c
By Cindy Saine Washington 08 January 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments challenging the use of lethal injections to carry out executions in the United States. The case under consideration comes from Kentucky, where two death r
By Teri Schultz Brussels 17 September 2007 Microsoft Corporation suffered a major legal setback Monday when a European Union court rejected the software giant's appeal of a 2004 anti trust ruling. The court also upheld a record fine of more than $600
Top German court approves ESM BERLIN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Federal Constitutional Court of Germany approved the ratification of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Wednesday, paving the way for the permanent bailout fund and other crisis-battling
Don't you think that it's boring how people talk Making smart with their words again, well I'm bored Because I'm doing this for the thrill of it, killin' it Never not chasing a million things I want And I am only as young as the minute is full of it
One of the most closely-watched U.S. Supreme Court cases in years began Monday as oral arguments got under way in a legal challenge to President Barack Obamas health care law - the signature achievement of his presidency so far. Analysts say the outc