The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy , Joseph Cannataci, presented a report to the Human Rights Council on Wednesday condemning modern-day surveillance legislation and expressing grave concerns regarding the threat to privacy...
A London high court judge ruled on Friday that all drivers applying for a minicab or private hire vehicle license must pass a English reading and writing test that includes a 120-word short essay. The case was taken...
A judge for the US District Court of the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday granted a motion to dismiss the civil fraud complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton . The Securities and Exchange...
The US Supreme Court asked both sides of the Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. case on Thursday to submit letters to the court discussing "how the case should proceed in light of" the...
The UN Special Rapporteur for North Korean human rights, Tomas Ojea Quintana , is urging the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN member states to bring human rights violations committed by North Korea before the International Criminal...
Samsung's would be head Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) was arrested in Seoul on Friday on charges of bribery and undue influence in connection with a scandal involving South Korea President Park Geun-hye. In...
The Netherlands has proposed new legislation that will empower its government to block or undo mergers in the telecommunications sector. According to a statement from the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs [official website, in...
Ohio Governor John Kasich on Friday put on hold eight executions after a magistrate for the US District Court of the Southern District of Ohio on Wednesday refused to lift a stay ...
Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice Greenberg on Friday agreed to settle accounting fraud charges, first brought by then New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in 2005. The current New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) "acted 'arbitrarily and capriciously'" in enacting rules for presidential debates. Judge Tanya Chutkan granted...
