The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday rejected an appeal of a lower court decision that dismissed a challenge to federal funding of human embryonic stem cell [JURIST news...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that tobacco companies do not need to print graphic warnings of the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages. In a 2-1 decision,...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on China to stop forcibly returning thousands of Kachin refugees to northern Myanmar . HRW reported that Chinese authorities repatriated more than 1,000 Kachin refugees to Myanmar [HRW...

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging a policy directive to defer the...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to expedite its hearing of the challenge to the state's new voter ID law . The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declined to issue an injunction...

A South Korean court ruled Friday that Apple and Samsung Electronics infringed on certain patents of the other, and the court banned the sales of some of the companies' products in the country. The Seoul Central District...

The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it is shutting down three of the most highly trafficked Android piracy websites. This marks the first time the DOJ has seized website domains involving...

Germany's Justice Ministry has introduced legislation that would grant several additional marriage rights to couples in same-sex civil unions. The move has reignited the same-sex marriage debate in Germany which legalized same-sex unions...

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi issued a new law on Thursday that bans pre-trial detentions of journalists for speaking out against the government. The new law, the first decree Morsi has issued since he granted...

The Russian Justice Ministry announced Thursday that it has filed a formal request with the US government for a copy of the verdict of reputed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout , who in...