The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Kingsley v. Hendrickson that force used against pre-trial detainees must be "objectively reasonable," the same standard used outside of prisons. The plaintiff in the case brought an...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Horne v. Department of Agriculture that a program requiring California raisin growers to hand over a percentage of their harvest to the government violated the takings...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans that state governments can restrict the kinds of messages printed on specialty licence plates. The Sons of Confederate Veterans...
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir was allowed to leave South Africa on Monday, despite a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court that he should be kept in the country because of International Criminal Court...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases involving non-Indian businesses that have contractual agreements...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday in Baker Botts v. ASARCO that law firms representing those undergoing bankruptcy proceedings cannot recoup fees incurred when defending the fees they originally charged their client....
An international group of high-ranking military officials and diplomats has found that Israel met or exceeded international standards during its 2014 conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to a report from the group published by UN Watch...
Michigan governor Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law a bill that allows private adoption agencies to deny placements they object to for religious reasons, including placements with same-sex couples. Snyder said the law reflects existing practices...
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled Thursday that a law restricting the medical use of marijuana to smoking the dried plant was unconstitutional. Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , smoking marijuana for medical purposes...
Privacy software company Disconnect announced Tuesday that it has filed an antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition . Disconnect is the maker of an anti-tracking app that runs on Google's Android...
