The UK's top civil servant reported Monday that the previous administration " all it could" to facilitate a Libyan appeal to allow for the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi [BBC profile;...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday denied the government's request to put on hold all appeals in Log Cabin Republicans v. USA, a case regarding the constitutionality of the military's...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Thompson v. North American Stainless that a third party can sue his employer for retaliation. Eric Thompson was fired from North American...
Amnesty International (AI) called Monday for Haitian authorities to prosecute the country's former president Jean-Claude Duvalier for human rights violations committed during his time in office. Duvalier returned to Haiti...
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in seven cases. In Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. , the court will determine whether investor losses...
The Obama administration has filed a motion with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to delay the briefing schedule in US v. Log Cabin Republicans, a case regarding the constitutionality of the...
Iranian chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi delivered a speech at Tehran University on Friday indicating that he would prosecute opposition leaders for political unrest that took place after the country's 2009 presidential election . Dolatabadi threatened to prosecute...
A federal judge has ruled that US Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officials must provide representation to two mentally disabled immigrants who are challenging deportation proceedings. The ruling was a landmark decision in immigration...
Global telecommunications organization Alcatel-Lucent on Monday agreed to pay more than $137 million to resolve investigations into its sales practices by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . The...
US tobacco companies including Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds , along with an industry trade group, filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a $271.5 million class action...
