A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday denied Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Musa'ab Al-Madhwani's petition for habeas corpus, ruling that the government may continue to...
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that a raid of tax-preparer's office in order to build identify theft cases against suspected illegal immigrants was a violation of the immigrants' Fourth Amendment rights. In 2008,...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) announced Monday that they are extending and continuing a lawsuit against the City of Pittsburgh for allegedly violating the rights...
The Constitutional Court of Romania on Monday declared incumbent Traian Basescu winner of the country's disputed presidential election. The court unanimously rejected a complaint by Basescu's...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday announced the Obama administration's human rights agenda, emphasizing human rights, democracy, and development. Speaking at Georgetown University just days after US President Barack Obama received the Nobel...
The US Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the final challenge to the sale of Chrysler Group assets to Italian automaker Fiat . The Court granted, vacated, and remanded Indiana State...
Saddam Hussein's former lawyer on Saturday asked the British attorney general for consent to prosecute former prime minister Tony Blair for violations of the Geneva Conventions . Giovanni di Stefano, who represents former Iraqi...
Sudanese leaders reached an agreement Sunday for a referendum on independence for the south. The agreement was reached between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of President Omar al-Bashir and the Sudan...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a lawsuit by four UK citizens and former Guantanamo Bay detainees against former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld [JURIST...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In City of Ontario v. Quon , the Court will consider whether a special weapons and tactics...
