UN independent expert Chaloka Beyani commended the government of Georgia Monday for its ongoing commitment to improving the living conditions of internally displaced people (IDPs) but called for the country to develop an integrated approach...

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Monday upheld the mandatory retirement provision for judicial officers. The complaint , originally filed by six Pennsylvania judges, alleged that the mandatory retirement provision in the Pennsylvania Constitution...

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on Monday released summary findings concluding that the use of the death penalty in California and Louisiana violates human rights. The...

An anonymous source inside the US State Department said Monday that President Barack Obama is appointing attorney Clifford Sloan to be the new envoy in charge of closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...

Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was summoned to a criminal court on Monday. Although the charges were not specified, this may be the continuation of a longstanding political battle between Ahmadinejad and...

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council that Arizona's law requiring that proof of citizenship be provided in order to register to vote is preempted by federal...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Maracich v. Spears that an attorney's solicitation of clients is not a permissible purpose covered by the litigation exception to the Driver's Privacy Protection Act...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Alleyne v. United States that any fact that increases the mandatory minimum sentence is an "element" that must be submitted to the jury, overruling its...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday in Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis that reverse payment settlements can sometimes violate antitrust laws. A reverse payment settlement, better known as a "pay to delay"...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Salinas v. Texas that the petitioner's Fifth Amendment claim fails because he did not expressly revoke the privilege against self-incrimination. Genovevo Salinas was suspected...