The Supreme Court of Mexico struck down language in a Jalisco state law on Tuesday defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. The ruling effectively ends the same-sex marriage...
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled Tuesday that part of an abortion law requiring hospital admitting privileges for doctors who provide abortions is unconstitutional. Section A(2)(a) of Act...
Christopher Brooks, an Alabama man scheduled for execution by lethal injection appealed to the US Supreme Court on Thursday for a stay of execution on the grounds that the sentencing procedure is unconstitutional. Brooks was sentenced...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday that he is creating the first high-level panel to address women's economic empowerment initiatives. The panel's goal is to create a plan of action for nations and private sector businesses...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that daily fantasy sports websites in which players pay to participate are considered gambling and are therefore illegal in the state. Paxton released an official advisory opinion ...
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday announced new international adoption legislation as well as a review of pending cases since the country banned non-residents from adopting in 2013. The new legislation would mandate [AP...
The Ontario Superior Court on Thursday ruled that police orders requiring telecommunications companies to hand over cellphone user data breached the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms . The orders, labeled "tower dumps," demanded [Globe and...
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation that would increase sanctions against North Korea for its continuation of nuclear testing. The Foreign Affairs Committee amended the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act [HR...
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday signed a controversial media control bill into law. Under the new law, the treasury minister will replace the National Broadcasting...
The Japanese Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a law requiring married couples to have the same surname is constitutional. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of women who claimed the law amounted to...
