A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington on Monday denied a motion for summary judgment filed by two psychologists who devised the torture techniques used on three former Central Intelligence Agency...
An inquiry conducted by the Myanmar government has found no crimes against humanity were committed during violent clashes in Rakhine state last year, Vice President Myint Swe said Sunday. Speaking to reporters at the release of...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned the murder conviction of a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard and ordered resentencing of three others for the killing of unarmed Iraqi...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation imposing new sanctions against Russia and limiting the president's ability to ease existing sanctions. The legislation also imposes sanctions against North Korea and Iran. In a statement...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in six cases Tuesday. In the consolidated cases of Christie v. NCAA and National Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association v. NCAA , the court will consider whether a New Jersey...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources policy of excluding religious organizations from receiving grants violates the First...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Friday in Murr v. Wisconsin that the lower court was correct in determining that a Wisconsin family's property was a single unit and the government's action did not...
The US Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Monday in Ziglar v. Abbasi that Muslim men detained in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks cannot sue top US officials. The three consolidated cases center on the...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Matal v. Tam that a law prohibiting disparaging trademarks is a violates the First Amendment . The Lanham Act provides that no trademark shall be refused...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Monday in Sessions v. Morales-Santana that a gender-based differential in the US citizenship law concerning children born abroad violates the constitution. When a child is born abroad and...
