President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday announced that he will immediately pull the Philippines out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . In a 15 page letter to the media, Duterte declared that the...
China's National People's Congress , overwhelmingly approved numerous amendments to the Chinese Constitution on Sunday, eliminating presidential term-limits and strengthening the Communist Party of China's (CCP) role in the state's governance. The largely...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against California in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California seeking declaratory judgment and injustice relief against three California immigration laws....
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases for its next term on Monday. New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira challenges the applicability of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and presents...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Wednesday in Class v. United States that a guilty plea does not, by itself, bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of his statute of conviction...
The Belgian Court of First Instance ruled against Facebook Friday, stating that the company is in violation of Belgium's privacy laws by placing tracking codes, commonly referred to as "cookies," on third-party websites. The court found in favor...
Asma Jahangir , a leading human rights activist and lawyer in Pakistan, died Sunday after suffering from cardiac arrest in her hometown city of Lahore at the age of 66. Jahangir dedicated decades of her life towards the pursuit...
Three justices of the Maldives Supreme Court on Tuesday annulled a controversial ruling the court had issued last Thursday that required the government to immediately release a number of political prisoners. The reversal came a...
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom declared a state of emergency Monday for the next 15 days as political tensions between the president and the Supreme Court continue to escalate. The country has remained in a...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPD) is constitutional. At issue was whether 12 USC § 5491(c)(3) ,...
