Egyptian prosecutors charged 20 Al Jazeera journalists on Wednesday for joining or conspiring with a terrorist group and broadcasting false images. The journalists are accused of altering and broadcasting video footage of false...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Burrage v. US to relax sentencing guidelines for drug dealers. Marcus Burrage was convicted of distribution of heroin causing death under 21 USC § 841 ,...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) , the UN's highest court, issued a ruling establishing a new maritime boundary between Peru and Chile on Monday. The ICJ granted Peru some parts...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Paroline v. United States , the court is considering whether a causal relationship must exist under 18 USC § 2259 ...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday rejected a challenge to health insurance subsidies available to people in states that declined to establish their own online marketplaces under...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In McCullen v. Coakley , the court is considering a Massachusetts law that establishes "buffer zones" for abortion clinics. The...
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Mohamed Ali Samantar , former Somali prime minister, who was ordered to pay Somali torture victims $21 million in...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In NLRB v. Noel Canning the court will decide: (1) whether the president's recess-appointment power may be exercised during...
The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) , an independent data protection oversight authority set up by the French government, has fined Google 150,000 after Google failed to act upon CNIL's order...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced during his State of the State address on Wednesday plans for a medical marijuana pilot program which would permit up to 20 hospitals to distribute medical marijuana to patients...
