The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in five cases. In Southern Union Co v. United States , the court will determine whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendment principles that the Supreme Court...
A French appeals court ruled Wednesday that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to Panama. Noriega faces charges of human rights violations in Panama for crimes allegedly committed during his 1981-1989 rule....
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber on Tuesday issued a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Gary Haugen and called for an end to the state's death penalty . The state has executed only two...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned the recent violent clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters and called for an independent investigation into the situation. Pillay "urge the Egyptian authorities...
The UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee on Tuesday approved a draft resolution condemning recent human rights violations in Syria . The non-binding resolution, drafted by the UK, France and Germany, passed by a vote of...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a challenge to Utah's controversial immigration law . The measure was signed into law in March by...
The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) . The court granted certiorari in three separate cases, reserving five-and-half-hours...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Greene v. Fisher that, for purposes of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), "clearly established federal law" is limited to Supreme...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In MBZ v. Clinton , the court heard arguments on whether the political question doctrine deprives a...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Jackson v. Hobbs , the court will consider whether the imposition of a life-without-parole sentence on a 14-year-old child...
