Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed suit on Thursday seeking to remove from office seven members of the Detroit school board on grounds that enrollment in Detroit public schools is allegedly too low to justify board members...
The Supreme Court of India ruled Thursday that persons accused of crimes are entitled to free legal representation in all courts, not just at the trial level. The statute in question was the Legal Services Authorities...
The Supreme Court of California on Thursday ruled that several insurance companies must pay the state up to $60 million to clean up an industrial waste storage site. In a unanimous decision California's high court...
Florida's Second Judicial Circuit on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to disqualify from the November 6th ballot three Florida Supreme Court justices who face a retention vote. The lawsuit alleged that the three justices unlawfully used...
The American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capitol (ACLU) filed suit in federal court on Thursday arguing that a provision of a new law designed to stop insider trading by members of...
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution on Friday criticizing the Syrian government for increasing its use of heavy weapons and calling on both sides of the conflict to stop fighting. The non-binding resolution, which...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief on Thursday with the California Supreme Court arguing that undocumented immigrants should not be able to practice law in the US even if they...
A federal court in Brazil on Wednesday ordered Chevron and drilling company Transocean to suspend all oil drilling in Brazil within 30 days in the wake of two oil spills off the coast of Rio de Janeiro....
A trial court in Minnesota ruled on Wednesday that the state's Defense of Marriage Act does not prohibit partners in same-sex couples from inheriting each other's assets. A judge for the Hennepin County District Court declared...
Amnesty International (AI) urged the Cuban government on Thursday to stop harassing and detaining political and human rights activists. AI's call for an end to harassment by Cuban authorities came in the wake of Cuba...
