The US State Department warned Thursday that the alienation of European Muslim communities through various laws and policies could fuel recruitment for terror groups. The Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 , an annual report the State Department...
The US Senate on Thursday failed to authorize a settlement between the US government and minority farmers for alleged discrimination. The $4.6 billion settlement would be distributed between several hundred thousand minority farmers. Among that group are...
The Supreme Court of Mexico on Thursday ruled 8-2 that a Mexico City law allowing same-sex marriage is constitutional. The law, passed last year , was challenged...
The US Senate on Thursday voted 63-37 to confirm Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court . The vote fell largely along party lines, with only one Democrat voting...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of former Iraqi detainees against US military contractors. The lawsuit, Al-Quraishi...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Wednesday announced that they would pursue a legal challenge to the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) licensing scheme, despite being issued...
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) , seeking to overturn its decision to allow the Cordoba...
Egyptian dissident Saad Eddin Ibrahim on Wednesday returned to Egypt after three years of exile, despite nine outstanding criminal complaints against him. Ibrahim, founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Centre for Development Studies , has been a...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday ruled that California's ban on same-sex marriage violates the US Constitution . Judge Vaughn Walker held that...
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the release of Abdullah Khadr, the brother of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr after staying a US extradition request. Abdullah...
