The Maryland Senate on Monday voted 29-18 to approve a bill that would substantially expand the availability of driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants residing in the state. To be eligible to receive...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Wednesday in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NDEC) that 33 USC § 1369 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) is not a jurisdictional bar...
Oklahoma Attorney General E Scott Pruitt on Tuesday filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to review a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court which struck down two...
Defense lawyers for terrorism detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) sent a letter to Rear Admiral John Smith Jr. describing harsh conditions faced by the...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday highlighted their concern over violence and turmoil in Guinea . The OHCHR discussed reports of injuries and death following...
A Chilean appeals court on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the Punta Alcalde hydroelectric dam project based on environmental concerns. The project is under the management of Endesa , an energy company based in...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday decided in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds to permit a class action lawsuit by shareholders against Amgen , a biotechnology company. The...
US Army Colonel Denise Lind, who is presiding over the prosecution of Bradley Manning , on Tuesday dismissed a defense motion arguing that Manning should be released based on a lack of a speedy...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a lower court was correct in blocking a Florida law that had required welfare applicants to pass a...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Chafin v. Chafin that a parent can appeal a custody ruling when a district court has determined the child's habitual residence is another country...
