A French court on Friday allowed the sale of 70 ancient Native American artifacts, primarily originating from Arizona's Hopi Tribe , despite appeals for delay to better determine the legal status of the items. The artifacts include painted...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday approved the $115 million settlement between American International Group Inc. (AIG) shareholders and the company's former CEO and other...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU) released a report on Thursday urging the Ohio Supreme Court to bring an end to the state's practice of jailing people who cannot pay their...
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed a bill Tuesday allowing undocumented immigrants to attend public universities at the same tuition rate as in-state residents. The law requires that in order to qualify for these lowered rates,...
A Slovak court announced Thursday that the death sentence of 98 year-old Laszlo Csatary has been commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment in order to adhere to modern Slovak law. A court in...
Judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday sentenced two former Bosnian Serb police officers each to 22 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the...
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on Thursday signed the "Colorado Civil Union Act," which will allow civil unions for same-sex couples in the state. The legislation explicitly provides same-sex couples with many of the benefits held...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Monday dismissed a challenge to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2006 (AETA) . The challenge was brought by...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Libyan government Wednesday to take steps to secure the human rights of residents of Tawergha, who have been targeted for revenge because of their believed support of Muammar Gaddafi...
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday that they are dropping the crimes against humanity charges against former Kenyan cabinet secretary Francis Muthaura after encountering various issues with evidence...
