Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have prohibited mandatory insurance coverage of birth control for anyone with ethical or religious objections. Nixon explained that while he...
The Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging an Arizona law that prohibits abortions after 20 weeks into a...
US President Barack Obama signed legislation on Friday that prevents the interest rate on student loans from increasing and maintains jobs on infrastructure and transportation projects nationwide. The bill keeps the interest rate on...
The California Senate Thursday approved a bill that prevents local police officers from turning over a detained individual to federal immigration authorities unless the detainee has been convicted of a felony. The California Trust Act [AB 1081,...
A minister for France's new Socialist government announced on Friday that France will legalize same-sex marriage by the end of next year. Dominique Bertinotti , the junior minister for families, proclaimed that within a year, same-sex...
Maricopa County , Arizona, asked a judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Thursday to dismiss the county from a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) ...
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, to end the pattern of human rights abuses committed by former president Hosni Mubarak and the Supreme Council of the Armed...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday criticizing governments across the globe for implementing counterterrorism laws that allegedly infringe upon suspects' due process and basic human rights. While the report acknowledges that terrorism...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Thursday that a district court erred in holding that corporations can contribute directly to political campaigns. The Fourth Circuit held that the Supreme Court's decision...
The Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled on Friday that a state law passed in 2009 that gives the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) authority to administer lethal injection drugs of its choice during...
