Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was arrested Wednesday on treason charges for allegedly obstructing President Edgar Lungu's motorcade. Police raided Hichilema's house and questioned him after he blocked the president's motorcade on Saturday. Hichilema has been...
Hungary's president Janos Ader on Monday signed legislation requiring foreign universities in Hungary to also have campuses their home country. This is an issue for schools like Central European University (CEU) , which has a campus in...
Hearings began in Spain on Monday regarding potential war crimes committed by President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria . The case is a result of a Spanish national's brother being abducted and tortured in Damascus before being...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against Ohio's lethal injection process. The court ruled that the only question before them was whether the lower court abused its...
A lawyer for the Department of Justice said Thursday that the department has "grave concerns" over the Baltimore Police Reform consent decree negotiated under former President Obama. This took place during a hearing intended...
The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that law-enforcement can seize private Facebook account information. The court ruled that Facebook could not contest the warrants and therefore the court could...
The state of Massachusetts on Tuesday requested the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court find that state authorities lack jurisdiction to detain illegal immigrants. This request comes after the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted to endorse Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court 11-9, setting up a confirmation vote before the full Senate later this week. Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley stated [text,...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Monday over a Mississippi law dealing with religious objections to same-sex marriage. The Mississippi law would let merchants and government employees cite religious...
Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration Thursday over the Keystone XL pipeline . In their complaints, the groups argued that the State Department violated the National Environmental Policy Act [text,...
