North Carolina Governor Patrick McRory on Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 306 , repealing the Racial Justice Act (RJA) that allowed minority death row inmates to seek a reduced sentence. The...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not permit courts to invalidate a contractual waiver of class...

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday in Descamps v. United States to limit the way sentencing courts can use prior convictions to enhance sentencing for federal crimes. The question before the court...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a challenge to Arizona's Proposition 100 , a voter-approved amendment which denies bail to undocumented immigrants...

The Swiss government cannot reopen the corruption charges against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari because the statutory limitations period has lapsed, Pakistan Law Minister Zahid Hamid announced Wednesday. Swiss authorities sent their position in February of this...

The government of Myanmar must do more to combat religious and ethnic discrimination against minorities or risk undermining the reform movement according to a statement made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Wednesday....

A federal judge called Tuesday on members of Congress and the president to give serious consideration to formulating a different approach for the handling of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases. The US Court of Appeals for the District...

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted in favor of a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The bill passed by a vote of 228-196 mainly...

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the families of some British soldiers who were killed or injured in Iraq can sue the British government for damages. In its ruling, the Supreme Court stated that...

Chinese-owned mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are contributing to a culture of human rights abuses, Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday. AI claims that those companies should be held accountable...