The Office of the Inspector General for the US Department of Justice issued a report on Friday criticizing the Bureau of Prison's (BOP) treatment of inmates with mental illnesses. The report singles out ...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii expanded the exemptions permitted under the Trump administration's temporary travel ban on visitors from six predominantly Muslim countries late Thursday night. Earlier this month...
California Representative Brad Sherman filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The measure accuses Trump of obstructing justice concerning the Russia probe by using "his authority to hinder and cause...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Tuesday that a Texas death-row inmate must be provided funds to build a defense against his impending execution. The decision comes two years after the court...
Two Pennsylvania high school students filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging their school district discriminated and violated their First Amendment rights by rejecting a proposal for an anti-abortion club. The suit was filed on behalf of...
The British Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a gay retiree's husband is entitled to the same pension benefits a wife would enjoy regardless of when payment into the program began. John Walker filed the suit...
A group of Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the the action is a violation of their First Amendment rights. The group, represented by the First Knight Amendment...
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday suspended a government ban on cattle trading for the sole purpose of slaughter. In May Prime Minister Narendra Modi , a Hindu nationalist, decreed that cattle trade could only be...
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld a Belgian ban on wearing the niqab, a full-face veil, in public spaces. The court dismissed two cases, Belcacemi and Oussar v. Belgium and Dakir v. Belgium [judgments, in...
London's High Court of Justice ruled Monday that the UK can continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) brought the suit on the grounds that the...
