The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday advanced S 1917 , which will reduce minimum sentences for some drug related crimes. The bill, also known as the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, reduces the...
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit in the Washington County Common Pleas Court against DuPont alleging that the company intentionally released perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into the Ohio River. The discharges...
UN Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged the government of Papua New Guinea on Friday to provide greater enforcement of their laws and to combat corruption. The high commissioner stated that Papua New...
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Thursday detailing continued abuses by Australia against refugees being held on Manus Island . In October 31, 2017, Australia withdrew support services for the refugee detention center, including...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Hussein told the World Economic Forum on Friday that "companies that take action to end discrimination and support LGBTI communities can be a motor for change." Zeid...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday halted the planned execution of Alabama death row inmate Vernon Madison. Vernon Madison was convicted in Alabama of murdering a police officer in 1985. He was scheduled...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose two documents within an internal DOJ resource manual for federal prosecutors related to electronic surveillance...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily stayed an order from the US District Court of the Middle District of North Carolina to redraw the state's congressional map because of partisan gerrymandering. The defendants...
Eleven Guantánamo inmates filed a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday claiming that their indefinite detention is due to President Donald Trump's anti-Muslim stance. The...
The US House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that extends Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. The bill was approved by a vote of 256-164. Title VII...
