The Obama administration urged the US Supreme Court on Monday to uphold a policy at the University of Texas (UT) that considers applicants' race in its admissions criteria. The case involves a...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its legal authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) when it disapproved a...
England and Wales have decided to abolish the centuries-old contempt of court law , which historically has protected judges from slander and libel. David Omerod , a commissioner for the Law Commission which...
The UN envoy for Somalia on Monday urged the east African nation to end a "culture of impunity" that threatens press freedom in the wake of the killings of two journalists. Augustine Mahiga , the Special...
Ending discrimination against women is necessary to fix the problem of global poverty, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. Speaking before the World Congress of Global Partnership for Young Women in Seoul, South Korea,...
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada warned Saturday that the public would lose faith in the Canadian legal system unless access to the courts is made available for everyone. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin [official...
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi issued a declaration on Sunday that gives the president complete legislative and executive power, abolishing a June declaration that reserved power for the military . The declaration grants...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a veterans charity organization alleging that its executives engaged in fraudulent fundraising, false reporting to the IRS and other illegal activities. The lawsuit alleges...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked a federal judge on Friday to overturn a Michigan law that bans many public agencies from providing health care to same-sex partners of their employees. The ACLU's lawsuit...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that a Vermont man suing the state under the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution for labor he was forced to do...
