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Supreme Court to rule on standing to challenge wiretapping law

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] granted certiorari [order list, PDF] Monday in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA [docket; cert. petition, PDF] to determine  ...

Sri Lanka ex-army chief Fonseka freed from prison

[JURIST] Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was freed from prison Monday after being pardoned by President Mahinda Rajapaksa  ...

Italy high court upholds ruling clearing Berlusconi

[JURIST] The Italian Court of Cassation [official website, in Italian], the country's highest appeals court, on Friday upheld a ruling clearing former prime minister Silvio  ...

China activist arrives in New York, thanks US for aid

[JURIST] Blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] arrived in New York on Saturday, resolving a US-China struggle that began  ...