The Connecticut General Assembly on Wednesday approved a bill granting same-sex couples the right to marry. The legislation codified the October ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court...
A three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit vacated Friday the Bush-era program for leasing of land for oil and gas drilling on the US Outer Continental...
The National Institute of Health (NIH) issued proposed guidelines for funding human embryonic stem cell research Friday, which limits funding to embryos that were created to be used in fertility clinics...
The Washington State House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 62-35 to approve a bill granting same-sex couples the same rights and benefits of married couples in the state. The law effectively construes statutory gender specific...
Israel will not comply with a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into possible war crimes that were committed during recent fighting in the Gaza Strip , according to Wednesday statements by Israeli government officials. The...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Wednesday denied in part a motion to dismiss lawsuits against some companies accused of assisting South Africa's apartheid-era [JURIST...
UN and Cambodian officials failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on a system for monitoring corruption issues in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) . UN assistant secretary-general for legal affairs Peter Taksoe-Jensen presented a...
Bavaria's Secretary of Justice Beate Merk told reporters Saturday that the deportation of Nazi prison camp guard John Demjanjuk , does not amount to torture. Demjanjuk was recently charged with 29,000 counts of accessory to...
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday strongly criticized the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into possible war crimes that were committed during recent fighting in the Gaza Strip ....
US President Barack Obama may lift travel and money transfer restrictions with Cuba , according to statements by administration officials Saturday. The new rules would allow Americans with family members...
