Officials for Imperial County , California, announced Tuesday that the county has submitted its opening brief in an appeal against last month's federal court decision striking down California's ban on same-sex marriage [JURIST news...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday denied an appeal by the Danish company Lego to restore its EU trademark for its interlocking toy bricks. The court held that the company's red...
US federal judges reached an agreement Tuesday on a pilot project allowing certain civil trials to be televised . Federal appellate judge David Sentelle said that, while the details still needed to be worked out, the...
The French Senate on Tuesday voted 246 to 1 to approve a bill that would make it illegal to wear the Islamic burqa or other...
Lawyers for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich filed a motion Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asking the judge to throw out the sole conviction returned by the...
The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday delivered three judgments striking down gambling restrictions in Germany because the regulations were not designed to protect public interest . The suit was filed by several foreign betting companies...
A Russian judge was killed Tuesday outside his home in the North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria , according to Russian authorities. District judge Dzhulber Bykov was shot several times by gunmen suspected to be Islamic insurgents...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Zambian government to investigate the inhumane treatment of prisoners in the nation's jails and to hold those implicated accountable. HRW claims that Zambian police officials "routinely engage"...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the New York Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that a judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a fund set up by Bank of America (BOA)...
