A Thai court on Thursday postponed its verdict in the case against leaders of the "red shirt" movement for violating terms of their bail. The Criminal Court in Bangkok pushed back the date for...
The National Transitional Council of Libya (NTC) on Wednesday transferred its power to the newly elected interim legislature. The transfer took place minutes after the 200 congress members were sworn in. With...
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany on Wednesday ruled that homosexual couples in a civil union should receive the same tax benefits as heterosexual married couples. The court held ...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes Russian the official language in parts of former Soviet republic within the country. Opponents of the bill heavily criticized the move, condemning ...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an application to stay the Texas execution of a man with in IQ of 61. Justice Antonin Scalia refused the challenge brought by Marvin Wilson who...
The US Court for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a lower court's decision in favor of an Oregon-based Islamic nonprofit corporation challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretap program. The US District Court for the...
A Canadian federal court judge on Tuesday ordered a judicial review of the nation's prison grievance system. Justice Anne Mactavish for the Federal Court of Canada held that the backlog in the grievance system is...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to appear before the court by the end of this month to explain his refusal to reopen the investigation into corruption allegations...
The Scottish Affairs Committee on Tuesday released a report finding that the Scottish Parliament does not have the legal right to hold a binding independence referendum on separation from the UK, expressly stating that only the...
Gisha organization human rights lawyer Sari Bashi on Tuesday expressed her concern over a civil regulations amendment by the Israeli Ministry of Justice . Scheduled to take effect on September 1, Amendment...
