The US Supreme Court on Monday summarily reversed and remanded a Michigan Court of Appeals decision that found officers violated a defendant's Fourth Amendment rights when they entered his home. In...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases. In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez , the Court will consider whether a state law school may...
The Iraqi parliament on Sunday approved an amended version of a controversial election law. Iraqi lawmakers had reached an agreement last month, but amended the legislation in order to...
Enforcement of various civil rights laws decreased during the Bush administration, according to a report released Thursday by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) . The GAO studied the activities of the Civil Rights Division...
JURIST's Paper Chase legal news service has been named as one of the "100 best Web sites by lawyers, for lawyers" as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal, the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association. Ranking...
Myanmar's Supreme Court has agreed to consider an appeal by opposition pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against the 18-month extension of her house arrest, officials said Friday. Suu Kyi's lawyers filed the appeal...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection on the constitutional...
Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him, according to heavily redacted court documents made public Tuesday. Ghailani's lawyers...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. United States and United States v....
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson [oral arguments transcript, PDF;...
