The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld Arizona laws barring former felons from voting until the completion of probation and the payment of outstanding fines. The Arizona Constitution prohibits...
The US House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced compromise legislation to repeal the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy , sending it to a vote...
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released its 2010 Annual Report , highlighting a "global justice gap" caused by influential governments avoiding accountability for human rights abuses. AI was critical of the actions of the Group...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Hassen . Hassen had been initially detained ...
President Dorit Beinisch of the Supreme Court of Israel on Wednesday criticized the Israeli government for ignoring an injunction against building an access road on Palestinian lands. The road would connect two West...
The Obama administration confirmed Tuesday that it will send 1,200 National Guard troops to the US-Mexican border in an effort to deter drug smuggling and illegal immigration. They will join the 300 National Guard troops and 26,000...
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Wednesday introduced legislation that would establish a single national securities regulatory body to replace the current system managed by individual provinces and territories. The Canadian Securities Act would...
A Peruvian judge on Tuesday ordered the release of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Judge Jessica Leon Yarango cited good behavior, Berenson's renunciation...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 88-9 to put a constitutional amendment purporting to exempt state residents from the federal health care law on the November ballot. The vote comes...
The Oklahoma Senate voted 33-15 Tuesday to override the veto of bill that would require women seeking an abortion to complete a questionnaire. The vote comes a...
