The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved resolution 2268 , voting to endorse a Russian and American plan for a cessation of hostilities in Syria. The plan, which was drafted jointly by Russia and the US,...
A New Mexico federal judge on Tuesday approved an almost $1 billion settlement between the Obama administration and Native American tribes, attorneys for the tribes learned Wednesday. The tribes claimed that the US government...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Louisiana may enforce an abortion law from 2014 which critics say will result in the closing of most of the state's abortion clinics. The law,...
India's high court on Thursday expressed concern over law and order following widespread protests over the arrest of a student leader for sedition. Kanhaiya Kumar, the head of the student union at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, was arrested ...
The UK Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a law on "joint enterprise" has been misinterpreted for 30 years, opening the door for many convicted murderers to appeal their convictions. Under the former interpretation of the law,...
South Dakota's state senate on Tuesday passed a bill which, if approved by the governor, will make South Dakota the first state to enact bans on opposite-sex bathroom and shower use in public schools. The Student Physical Privacy...
The city of Chicago on Tuesday agreed to settle a case alleging job discrimination against police department applicants. Under the settlement, Chicago will pay $2 million in back pay and other benefits to 47 job candidates...
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday announced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, for alleged unjust policing. According to Lynch's...
The prosecutor in the trial of Hissène Habré on Wednesday requested that the former Chadian leader be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. The sentencing recommendation was made by Senegal special prosecutor Mbacke Fall after his closing...
Judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday accused Belgrade of not cooperating in their efforts to arrest three suspects charged with witness tampering. The UN tribunal issued arrest warrants for the three...
