The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Kawashima v. Holder to clarify what counts as an aggravated felony for purposes of removing an immigrant from the country. Petitioners Akio...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in CIGNA Corp v. Amara that a district court incorrectly ordered relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) . The court had...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Minneci v. Pollard to decide whether to allow a cause of action against private contractors running a federal prison. The issue...
Several major record companies announced Thursday that they have reached a $105 million settlement with music file-sharing website LimeWire . A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York had issued a...
The Missouri House of Representatives on Thursday gave final approval to legislation that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The measure, passed by a vote of 121-33,...
US Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said Thursday that information which led to the death of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was not obtained through torture. Speaking on the floor of the...
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Thursday lifted a 10-year ban on fatwas, or Islamic religious edicts, but ruled that they cannot be enforced as punishment. The court found that fatwas can only be issued by appropriately...
The Minnesota Senate on Wednesday approved a voter referendum to amend the constitution to ban same-sex marriage . The measure was approved by a vote of 38 - 27, with only one...
The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Thursday approved legislation that could complicate the repeal of the military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT) . The...
A German court on Thursday convicted retired US autoworker John Demjanjuk of helping to murder thousands during the Holocaust, sentencing him to five years in prison and then releasing him pending appeal. The judge...
