The New Mexico Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the same-sex partner of a parent who has adopted a child has a right to seek custody of that child after the partnership has dissolved....
Federal prosecutors on Friday asked Judge Katherine Forrest of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to lift an injunction she placed earlier this month on sections of the National Defense...
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on Friday signed a bill into law that prohibits state courts, tribunals and agencies from basing any decisions "in whole or in part" on foreign or religious law. The law...
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday that an employee with a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not need to show that his or her disability...
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Dr. Augustine Mahiga told the press on Friday that the Elders of Somalia will select delegates for the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) by June 20, which will convene on July 2 to approve...
Blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in New York on Saturday, resolving a US-China struggle that began when Chen escaped house arrest last month and fled to the US embassy...
The US District Court for the District of Utah on Tuesday overturned Utah Code §§ 76-10-1206 and 76-10-1233 , major parts of a Utah law that regulate electronic materials potentially harmful to minors. Originally passed...
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irena Bokova on Friday urged Mexican authorities to do everything in their power to solve the murders of three Mexican journalists discovered last week...
The Connecticut Senate on Saturday passed HB 5389 , which will allow citizens to obtain marijuana for medical use under certain conditions. The law will make Connecticut the 17th state to allow sale of marijuana for medical use....
Eight ethnic Albanians were arrested on Friday, five on charges of war crimes committed during the conflicts in southern Serbia in 2001. Interior Minister Iva Dacic assured the public, at a press conference , that the...
