The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions told reporters Wednesday that after a two-day dialogue with US officials about legal concerns over drone-strike killings, the US has failed to directly address any of his...
The president of Haiti on Tuesday gave final approval for amendments to the Constitution of Haiti that will allow dual-citizens to vote and be appointed to administrative positions. President Michel Joseph Martelly originally...
An anonymous same-sex couple in New York on Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit against Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and a New York hospital seeking to compel the hospital to provide spousal healthcare benefits. The...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on Tuesday presented his report to the UN Human Rights Council , concluding that people in...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday struck down a portion of the Chicago Firearms Ordinance , saying the standard was unconstitutionally vague. Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan...
A former candidate in Egypt's presidential election and several non-government organizations filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging Egypt's interim constitution, which was put in place by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) . SCAF amended the...
The Fair Elections Legal Network and three other rights groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Florida citizens and organizations challenging the state's purging of voter rolls. The suit is...
Two leaders of the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday sent a letter to Chief Justice Roberts of the Supreme Court asking that the court consider televising a live broadcast of...
Eastman Kodak filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that Apple is illegally using its patented technology. The complaint alleges that Apple erroneously maintains ownership of technology developed when the two companies worked together in the early 1990s....
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions published a report , released Tuesday, asking the US to clarify its policy of targeted killing of terrorism suspects through raids and unmanned drone strikes. Christof...
