The Montana Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit seeking legal status for same-sex relationships. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) originally filed suit in July...

The Polk County court in Iowa ruled Monday that both same-sex parents' names should be listed on their child's death certificate. Jennifer and Jessica Buntemeyer, a legally married couple, sued the state of Iowa to include both...

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) filed suit on Monday against against Bear, Stearns & Company, now acquired by JPMorgan Securities . The NCUA brought suit acting in its capacity as Liquidating Agent of...

The Philippines House of Representatives approved legislation on Monday which establishes mandatory sex education in schools and government funding for contraceptives and family planning services and also guarantees all individuals the right...

The Libyan government closed the country's southern border with Algeria, Niger, Chad and Sudan on Sunday and declared southern Libya as a military zone. The move was in response to growing lawlessness [Al...

A coalition of Egyptian rights group called Sunday for a redo of Saturday's constitutional referendum, alleging widespread irregularities . The groups, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights , claim that there was a lack of judicial...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the US government's targeted killing of three US citizens in drone strikes. Senior al Qaeda ...

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Friday approved a settlement of almost $18 million in a lawsuit brought by juveniles who were allegedly wrongfully incarcerated by two judges. The...

Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer has filed a defamation lawsuit claiming that British agencies MI5 and MI6 had given the US statements the agencies knew to be false. While Aamer has been cleared for release...

A federal judge for the US District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday affirmed a denial of a petition for habeas corpus from Guantanamo Bay detainee Khirullah Khairkhwa...