Businesses, cities, and other organizations filed two amicus curiae briefs with the US Supreme Court Tuesday in support of same-sex marriage . The groups urged the court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)...
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Businesses back same-sex marriage in briefs to Supreme Court
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Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
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Federal appeals court rules anti-whaling group modern-day ‘pirates’
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Supreme Court rules aid workers lack standing to challenge wiretapping law
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Supreme Court rules debt collection law allows attorney’s fees for good faith filing
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Bahrain court acquits 2 policemen in protester death
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Supreme Court hears arguments on DNA collection, sentencing guidelines
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ICC prosecutor agrees to delay trial of 4 Kenyans
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Military judge rejects Wikileaks defendant’s request to dismiss charges
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Federal appeals court upholds order blocking Florida welfare drug testing law
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Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act which would have banned all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in cases of rape, incest or...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that the US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) are modern-day pirates, clearing the path for Japanese whalers to pursue legal...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Clapper v. Amnesty International that a coalition of attorneys, journalists and rights organizations do not have Article III standing to contest Section...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Marx v. General Revenue Corp. that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) allows fees to be awarded in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) [PDF;...
The Bahrain Higher Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted two police officers in the shooting death of a Shiite protester during the nation's pro-democracy protests in Manama that began in February 2011. Bahraini lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi ...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Maryland v. King the court heard arguments on whether the Fourth Amendment permits states to collect...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday agreed to delay the trial of four Kenyans accused of committing crimes against humanity. Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta , who is one of...
US Army Colonel Denise Lind, who is presiding over the prosecution of Bradley Manning , on Tuesday dismissed a defense motion arguing that Manning should be released based on a lack of a speedy...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a lower court was correct in blocking a Florida law that had required welfare applicants to pass a...
