A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas Monday blocked a Kansas law that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) from receiving federal funding....
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate release of Chinese rights activist and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo , according to UN documents from May released Monday...
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that environmental groups may intervene in state administrative hearings over greenhouse gas emissions standards. New Energy Economy (NEE) , a non-profit organization working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case challenging whether political speech from grassroots organizations can be regulated under campaign finance laws [JURIST news...
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Wednesday that all those responsible for war crimes during the country's post-election violence will be prosecuted and brought to justice regardless of their side....
A group of immigrants in Alabama filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the Montgomery County Circuit Court to challenge the controversial Alabama immigration law as in violation of the state constitution. HB 56, signed into...
US President Barack Obama issued an executive order Monday imposing economic sanctions to combat international organized crime operations, freezing their US assets, preventing the transfer of property to the organizations and criminalizing providing aid the...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed an amicus curiae brief challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) barring recognition of same-sex marriages . The...
Two French rights groups have filed a complaint with the Prosecutors Office of Paris against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in order to determine whether he or members of his entourage have assets in France. Transparency International...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged Myanmar to release political prisoners in a meeting Monday with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a Myanmar government minister, according to a statement by Ban's spokesman....
