The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that member states have broad discretion in deciding which prisoners should get the right to vote, giving the UK six months to propose amendments to its laws....

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ruled that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) do not have to release records pertaining to CIA...

Malaysian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was charged Tuesday along with two colleagues for violating a government protest ban. They face charges for violating the recently passed Peaceful Assembly Act...

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Tenenbaum v. Song BMG Music, et al., an appeal by a student who was fined $675,000 by a jury for illegally downloading and sharing 30...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. that the cost of translating documents cannot be awarded to the winning party in federal court under...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Astrue v. Capato that children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) after a parent's death are not entitled to that parent's social security...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Holder v. Gutierrez that an alien must individually satisfy the requirements of 8 USC § 1229b(a) rather than it being imputed on them by a...

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on Friday signed Virginia's new voter ID legislation which will require voters to show one form of acceptable identification in order to cast a vote. In addition to signing the...

The city of Buenos Aires passed a resolution Friday that will recognize same-sex marriages for non-citizens, making it the fourth district in Argentina to legalize such marriages. The new law allows tourists and...

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Friday signed a bill designed to "simplify and clarify" the state's tough immigration law . The move came one day after Bentley called a special...