Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced a moratorium on executions in the state. Under Washington law the governor has the power to commute death sentences. In his remarks Inslee...
The Virginia state Senate on Tuesday voted to repeal a 2012 law requiring women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound. The measure passed after Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam cast his vote...
Attorneys for the State of Utah seeking to overturn a federal court decision that struck down a state ban on gay marriage filed a brief on Tuesday with the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a response letter Thursday declining to define “Natural” in the context of food labeling. The letter was in response to three cases involving allegations of false advertising...
The European Commission reached a tentative settlement Wednesday with Google in connection to an ongoing EU antitrust investigation of the company. Google faces USD $5 billion in fines over accusations that...
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) released a report Wednesday condemning the Holy See for its handling of allegations regarding sexual abuse of minors by Roman Catholic priests. The...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced 14 men to death on Thursday for their involvement in a 2004 arms smuggling operation. Among the individuals sentenced was Matiur Rahman Nizami , the leader of the opposition...
The Office of the Federal Public Defender of Colorado and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a motion on behalf of terror suspect Jamshid Muhtorov Wednesday to suppress evidence the National Security...
The US Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday evening staying the execution of Missouri death row inmate Herbert Smulls. Smulls, who was convicted and sentenced to death for killing a jewelry store owner and...
The Verkhovna Rada , the Parliament of Ukraine continued an extraordinary session Wednesday to discuss amnesty for protesters arrested during the weeks of unrest that have gripped the nation. One of the amnesty proposals being considered...
