The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in Sherley v. Sebelius , which appealed a dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell [JURIST...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases on Friday. In Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl the court will consider whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) allows...
Hobby Lobby, Inc. and Mardel Inc. announced Thursday that they will not comply with Justice Sonia Sotomayor's order that the companies provide employees with coverage for contraceptives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Friday a recently passed bill that would prohibit United States citizens from adopting Russian children. The legislation was unanimously passed this week by...
An Argentine court on Thursday sentenced former Interior Minister Jaime Smart to life in prison for crimes against humanity during the nation's 1976-1983 "Dirty War" . Smart is the first civilian minister [La Nacion report,...
The Moscow City Court commuted the sentences of jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev Thursday...
Former federal judge Robert Bork died Wednesday at the age of 85. Bork was an influential judge for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for seven years and was a strong proponent...
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday refused the request for a stay in Hedges v. Obama that would have temporarily blocked enforcement of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA) ....
The Colombia Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will create a military court for armed forces and police forces who commit crimes. Reportedly, the new law will allow for any...
The UK Minister for Women and Equalities announced Tuesday the Conservative government's intent to legalize same-sex marriage in the coming year, with a provision that the state Church of England [religious...
