A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Friday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to scrap a key part of Georgia's sweeping anti-illegal immigration law. The lawsuit challenges a 2011 statute that...
The US Marine Corps on Friday released Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III after the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces overturned his murder conviction. In the June 26 decision, the court reversed [JURIST...
The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that US President Barack Obama's recess appointments of three National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) members was unconstitutional. The court concluded that...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to reform the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) . Speaking in San Juan, Attorney...
Despite significant human rights achievements, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged countries to "refocus their efforts to achieve universality, and impartiality with regard to justice." Speaking at the Vienna +20 Conference, Pillay reminded...
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Thursday ruled that Hobby Lobby may challenge the mandate to provide employees with coverage for contraceptives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Thursday that families of 17 sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole may file a second suit to collect $282 million in...
The Nacka District Court on Thursday convicted Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, founder of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) , of hacking and fraud and sentenced him to two years in prison....
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Friday that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overstepped its authority by issuing a rule that would have required employers to post...
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories Richard Falk on Friday called on Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip . The blockade, which restricts the...
