A UN human rights expert warned Tuesday that the Central African Republic (CAR) "must act now" to protect its population and implement justice. According to Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, the expert on human rights for the CAR,...
A special anti-terrorism court in Mumbai, India found six men guilty yesterday for the 1993 terrorist bombings in Mumbai , then called Bombay, where almost 300 people were killed and hundreds more were injured. The special...
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called on the government of Nigeria to conduct an investigation into the actions of the military that occurred during and throughout the conflict with Boko Haram. AI issued a comprehensive report...
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government's policy of deporting foreign nationals who have committed crimes before their appeals are heard is unlawful. Section 3(5)(a) of the 1971 Act provides that a person who...
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced charges Wednesday against five former Flint officials for their part in the Flint water crisis. Schuette charged Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, former Flint Emergency...
The Maine Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state's newly enacted legislation providing for a ranked-choice voting system conflicted with the state's constitution . The issue came before the court when the State Senate submitted a...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil complaint on Tuesday against Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles NV alleging that the company illegally used computer software to bypass emissions tests in nearly 104,000 of the company's diesel cars....
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in SAS Institute Inc. v. Lee on whether third parties can petition the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to re-review issued claims and, if...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC on what constitutes "residence" in the context of patent cases. The issue before the court was whether 28...
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday authorized a corruption probe into President Michel Temer and his alleged involvement with the bribery of a potential witness in a major corruption case. Local news sources have cited the...
