A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday that the Fifth Amendment protects the right of insider trading suspects to withhold the passcodes to their business cell...
A North Carolina Superior Court judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a case challenging the state's new voter identification requirement. Recently, North Carolina reformed its voter ID law by creating a provision that...
A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended the execution of a paraplegic prisoner after numerous human rights groups claimed that a hanging would be cruel and inhumane. The suspension of the execution comes after Human Rights Watch (HRW) ...
The UN Human Rights Council held a dialogue Monday with the Syrian Arab Republic discussing ways to end diplomatic gridlock and bring peace back to the nation. During the meeting, Syrian officials were presented with...
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Thursday that Apple should have received an injunction barring Samsung from selling any devices that infringe on Apple's patents. The Federal Circuit panel...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) violates the religious rights of employers by forcing them to help provide contraceptive coverage despite not being required...
The Argentina Armed Forces has released documents revealing that Argentinian soldiers were tortured and abused by their superiors during the Falklands War in 1982. It is reported that many low level soldiers faced...
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday that Germany was entitled to cut of unemployment benefits to a Swedish family who migrated to the country and held temporary jobs. The case involved...
UN human rights experts on Wednesday welcomed a report pertaining to the enforced disappearance, torture and executions of students from Ayotzinapa in the Mexican state last year. Last week the Office of the High Commissioner for...
California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have banned individuals from flying drones lower than 350 feet over private property without permission from a landowner. The stated purpose of the...
