Judge Daniel P. Jordan III of the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Northern Division) on Thursday permanently enjoined the state of Mississippi from "enforcing, threatening to enforce, or otherwise applying the provisions...
Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis on Friday dismissed a suit filed against gunmakers, including Remington Outdoor, by the families of some of the young children and adults killed at the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school...
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday held that a trial court may not impose the death penalty unless the jury's recommended sentence of death is unanimous. This ruling comes after remand to the high court in...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives announced its decision on Friday to quit the Commonwealth of Nations after the organization issued a warning to the country that it could be suspended because of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected suggestions that his country could face war crimes charges because of its role in the airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria. Putin was primarily responding to remarks from France President Francois Hollande that...
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a press briefing on Friday welcomed the presentation of a draft bill on constitutional justice reforms in the Guatemala legislature. Stating...
Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, on Friday urged a former Guantanamo prisoner, Jihad Diyab, to call off his hunger strike, stating that Uruguay is attempting to transfer him to another country. Diyab is a Syrian national who was held...
Vice President Gaston Sindimwo of Burundi on Thursday announced the country's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) , stating that his government is "ready to face the consequences." This decision comes in the wake of the...
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has warned militant groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) to leave the schools they are currently occupying or face forceful eviction by...
Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (Och-Ziff) has agreed to pay a $412 million settlement, of which up to $213 million are criminal penalties imposed in connection with a widespread scheme involving the...
