Maldives leader quits after protests, VP sworn in

The first democratically elected president of the Maldives resigned Tuesday and was replaced by his vice president after the police and army clashed in the streets of the island nation amid protests over ...

Libyan detainees died after torture, human rights group says

Several detainees in Libya have died after being tortured in recent weeks, the human rights group Amnesty International said Thursday.

Putin's courts will soon put Sergei Magnitsky on trial, but he won't be attending.

MOSCOW — Few scandals illuminate the underbelly of Russia more starkly than the Putin regime's furious denunciation of a mild-mannered lawyer who's been dead for more than two years. read more

Liberty University School of Law Reports High Number of Graduates in Judicial Clerkships

Liberty University School of Law has been ranked in the top 17 percent of all law schools for placing graduates as law clerks for federal courts.Lynchburg, VA (PRWEB) January 12, 2012 Though it is a young institution, Liberty University School of Law is producing graduates who are quickly advancing their career goals, on par with students from well-established programs throughout the country.U.S ...

N.J., 9 other states can ditch ‘No Child Left Behind'

WASHINGTON -- It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out.