Libya's National Transitional Council on Thursday refused a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi. Libyan officials have stated...
UN officials urged the international community to strengthen collaborative efforts to combat human trafficking on Tuesday at a special General Assembly meeting. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that there are at...
The New Hampshire Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to legalize medical marijuana . The proposed law would allow the state to issue cards to patients with illnesses such as cancer,...
The Georgia Senate approved legislation on Tuesday that would make it a felony to assist in another person's suicide. HB 1114 was approved after the Georgia Supreme Court in early February struck down a...
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday implored the Indian government to stop the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana and ban all forms of capital punishment. AI claimed that if India allows the...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) on Wednesday sued the Solanco School District in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on behalf of an 11-year-old girl who is required to submit to a drug...
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Neiss refused Tuesday to halt his ruling that Wisconsin's voter identification law is unconstitutional. Neiss had previously ruled the law was unconstitutional and the attorney general requested...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that victims of the $7 million Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Allen Stanford may pursue a class action lawsuit. Stanford...
A jury found Virginia Tech University guilty of negligence on Wednesday for failing to warn students of a gunman on the loose. The verdict comes in a case brought by the parents of two female students who...
Brazilian prosecutors on Tuesday announced plans to charge a retired colonel for his actions during a military dictatorship that ended more than 25 years ago. The colonel, Sebastiao Curio Rodrigues...
