The US Senate unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that would let the families of those killed in the September 11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia for any role it had in the terrorist...
A Swedish court sentenced a man to life in prison on Monday for taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . The Stockholm District Court determined that Claver Berinkindi was guilty of genocide...
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that halted the enforcement of a provision of Washington, DC's strict gun laws. Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia stated...
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a law that bans protests on the marble plaza in front of the courthouse. In their decision to deny the petition in Hodge v. Talkin...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , along with several other organizations, asked a federal court on Monday block the enforcement of a North Carolina law that they claim targets transgender people for discrimination. The ACLU, the...
Virginia's General Assembly voted Wednesday to keep secret the identities of suppliers of lethal injection drugs. The proposal was supported by Governor Terry McAuliffe , who stated that suppliers would only sell their products if...
Venezuela's opposition-led parliament on Wednesday approved new referendum rules. The law speeds up the process of requesting recall referendums. The Venezuelan Constitution allows elected officials be recalled if they have...
The High Court in Gambia's capital of Banjul on Wednesday charged 40 people with offenses related to recent protests. More than 50 people were arrested after a demonstration last Thursday by members of the opposition United Democratic Party calling for...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave an address on Wednesday marking the 70th anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) . In his remarks , the secretary-general stated that the ICJ has made an "enormous contribution" to international law....
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that state plans by Maryland and New Jersey impeded upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) authority under the Federal Power Act . The states were...
