The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday released a report alleging widespread abuses by the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) . The report documents numerous instances excessive force, sometimes deadly,...
The Cyprus government's practice of detaining all illegal migrants seeking asylum in the island nation violates international law, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. AI claims that Cyprus systematically detains migrants without exploring alternative...
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will appeal his conviction and 50-year sentence for war crimes committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone , his lawyers notified the court on Monday. In...
A New York native and terror suspect pleaded guilty Monday to charges of providing material support , including money and computer assistance, to al Qaeda . Wesam El-Hanafi plead guilty before...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. that pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs) qualify as outside salespeople under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , making them ineligible...
The US Supreme Court in a plurality opinion on Monday ruled that a defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause were not violated when the state permited an expert witness to testify about the results of...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that the federal government is responsible for the full payment contractually promised to Native American tribes even if Congress does not allocate enough money. Salazar v. Ramah Navajo...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Smith v. United States , which deals with the burden of proof in conspiracy cases. The case involves two individuals who have been sentenced to...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 8-1 that the federal government is not immune from a lawsuit by a citizen to prevent a particular use of "Indian Lands" retained in trust by the government....
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday expressed concern about the human rights situation in Syria during her opening address to the Human Rights Council. Pillay said that the deteriorating situation...
