Opponents of Proposition 8 , California's statewide ban on same-sex marriage urged the US Supreme Court on Friday not to grant the petition for a writ of certiorari submitted ...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Friday tentatively approved a settlement agreement between the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the City of Seattle relating to a DOJ investigation...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday upheld the life sentence imposed on a former Osama bin Laden aide after he stabbed a prison guard in the eye in 2000....
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday rejected an appeal of a lower court decision that dismissed a challenge to federal funding of human embryonic stem cell [JURIST news...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on China to stop forcibly returning thousands of Kachin refugees to northern Myanmar . HRW reported that Chinese authorities repatriated more than 1,000 Kachin refugees to Myanmar [HRW...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to expedite its hearing of the challenge to the state's new voter ID law . The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declined to issue an injunction...
A South Korean court ruled Friday that Apple and Samsung Electronics infringed on certain patents of the other, and the court banned the sales of some of the companies' products in the country. The Seoul Central District...
The Russian Justice Ministry announced Thursday that it has filed a formal request with the US government for a copy of the verdict of reputed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout , who in...
The African Union (AU) and the government of Senegal on Wednesday signed an agreement creating a special tribunal in Dakar to try 69-year-old ex-Chadian dictator Hissene Habre for killing and torturing thousands of...
A Bahraini appeals court on Thursday overturned a conviction of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab . Bahrain's government attributed the ruling to "uncertainty regarding the evidence submitted to support the lawsuit." Rajab, president of...
