Backlash over jury ban proposals
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The government is facing widespread opposition over controversial plans to bar juries from some inquests.
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As jury selection begins, a frenzy of coverage prompts questions about the media and fair trials.
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Civilians and soldiers living abroad face an unwieldy system of absentee balloting that could prevent their votes from being counted.
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Millions of U.S. citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil rights and legal experts.
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The majority of Americans support the death penalty but nearly 40 percent think their moral beliefs would disqualify them from serving on a jury in a capital trial, a poll showed on Saturday.
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A recent murder indicates a backlash by some against women as their rights and opportunities increase.
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The drinks industry reacts angrily to a call for the government to ban brewers from sponsoring live music.
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Comment is free: Tony Benn: Delegates must veto New Labour's bid to reduce the party membership to a glorified fan club.
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Monday's suggestion by Arto Jaaskelainen, elections director at the Ministry of Justice, to set up a month-long ban on opinion surveys in the run-up to elections, sparked heated debate in Finland.
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Freedom is just a word to gamble Analysis Western Australia legislators have threatened to reaffirm the stereotype that Australia is a âconvict nationâ by backing online gambling restrictions more draconian than those faced here in the US. And the bookies are less than pleased by the situation.â¦
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Proposed law suggests fines, jail sentences for guilty parties.
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Friday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on a controversial decision by Missouri's Secretary of State: the state of Missouri will be allowing soldiers stationed overseas to cast ballots via e-mail. Their absentee ballots will be scanned and converted to PDF files, which will be emailed to the Defense Department, printed out, and then faxed to Missouri.  I'm in favor of helping soldiers vote; this is a democracy, everyone should be able to vote. Yet I'm deeply skeptical of this proposal, for two reasons:  The plan depends on e-mailed ballots being printed out and faxed by the Defense Department but does not provide any safeguards against soldiers being sanctioned for how they have voted;  The transmission method is inherently technically insecure
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As proposed legislation adding safeguards to electronic voting languishes, criticism of the bill is mounting among legislators and experts.
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Civil rights activists say racism is behind opposition to a ballot measure that would strike language requiring segregated schools and poll taxes from the Alabama Constitution.
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Opponents said Thursday they will sue to block a voter-approved measure that expands California's DNA database to all suspected felons regardless of whether they are convicted.
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The project has prompted criticism from those who worry that lawyers could skew new rules in favor of their clients.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday that an Indiana law on voter identification prevented voters from having their ballots counted.