The Supreme Court of India on Monday found judge C.S. Karnan guilty of contempt and sentenced him to six months in jail. The court ordered the judge to be...
Ireland Health Minister Simon Harris said Monday that the country's blasphemy laws were "embarrassing" and called for their repeal. His comments follow the revelation that an investigation had been launched into...
The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission on Tuesday released a report in which they "unanimously recommend that the current moratorium on the death penalty be extended." While the report noted that it was...
US District Judge William Orrick from the Northern District of California on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction against Executive Order 13768, titled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States which...
Arizona Governor Doug Doucey on Monday signed into law a "Blue Lives Matter" law imposing stricter penalties on assaulting, even off duty, police officers. The bill creates new maximum and minimums for offenses against...
Legislators in Maryland on Monday withdrew a bill proposing to make Maryland a so-called "sanctuary state." The purpose of the bill was to "prohibiting a specified government agent from taking specified actions for immigration enforcement purposes."...
The US Supreme Court on Monday held in McLane v. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that " A district court’s decision whether to enforce or quash an EEOC subpoena should be reviewed for abuse of discretion,...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously decided in Dean v. United States that trial courts could consider mandatory minimums when imposing sentences for other underlying offenses. In Dean, the appellant had been convicted of...
Scottish lawmakers on Tuesday voted 69-59 in favor of holding an independence referendum. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had pushed for a referendum between 2018 and 2019 following the UK's move to leave the EU. Speaking...
In a settlement agreement announced on Monday, the state of Michigan has agreed to allot $87 million to replace lead water pipes in the city of Flint. Among other things, the settlement provides that residents of Flint...
