The US Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to convict federal judge Thomas Porteous on four articles of impeachment and remove him from the bench. Porteous was accused of accepting bribes from lawyers while a judge in the US...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders , a securities fraud case. The question before...
A local regulation that broadened the scope of police search and seizure powers in certain areas of Toronto during June's Group of 20 (G-20) summit "was of dubious legality and no utility" and...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's ability to conduct "targeted killings" in the case of radical Muslim cleric...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments Monday in Perry v. Schwarzenegger on Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban. The hearing was divided into...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Henderson v. Shinseki on the time limits for seeking judicial review of the denial of a...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Wal-Mart v. Dukes , a massive gender discrimination class action lawsuit. The issues are (1) whether claims for monetary...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered a stay against any amendments to Pakistan's blasphemy laws pending further proceedings. The court ruled on a petition filed by a citizen,...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Milner v. Department of the Navy on the ability of the government to withhold information under...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Schwarzenegger v. Plata on an order to reduce the California prison population [JURIST news...
