Politics Jan 12 Supreme Court Weighs International Child Abduction Laws An international custody battle brought the Supreme Court's attention back to the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction Tuesday morning, 30 years after the convention was established. At issue is a convention clause that requires a country to return a…
Nation Dec 10 Thursday’s Headlines: Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize, Defends U.S. Wars --President Barack Obama holds his Nobel Peace Prize next to Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, during a ceremony Thursday in Oslo. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images.) President Barack Obama traveled to Oslo Thursday to accept his Nobel…
Nation Dec 08 Supreme Court Weighs Future of Anti-Corruption Law The Supreme Court heard arguments today for two cases that raise challenges to a federal anti-corruption provision that has been instrumental in the prosecution of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan and Enron executives, according to the…