The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in United States v. Bryant that the use of tribal-court convictions as predicate offenses in substitute prosecution does not necessarily violate the constitution. The court held that...
Google, Facebook, Yahoo and various rights groups expressed opposition Monday to legislation that extends categories of Internet records that the government can collect without court approval through the National Security Letters . These expanded powers...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Ecuador over an arbitration award to Chevron Corp . In 2011 Chevron was issued...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear and appeal by Google in a lawsuit filed by advertisers. The class action lawsuit claims that Google has displayed the companies'...
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan that would provide all citizens with a guaranteed basic income. The proposal called for all adults to be paid an unconditional monthly income, regardless of need. Many of those who supported the proposal...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday challenged a federal judge's order requiring DOJ lawyers to attend ethics classes. Judge Andrew Hanen of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a request to decide on whether the death penalty is unconstitutional. Lamondre Tucker, who murdered his pregnant girlfriend in 2008 asked the court to grant certiorari in Tucker v....
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in CRST Van Expedited, Inc v. EEOC does not require a favorable ruling...
Thousands of victims of sexual assault in the US Military have been unfairly discharged, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report Thursday. The 128-page report, the result of a 28-month investigation with the support of Protect...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation Tuesday that would ban transgender discrimination, including it within Canada's hate crime laws. In his announcement of the legislation, Trudeau stated "everyone deserves to live free of...
