The Tokyo District Court has ordered Google Inc. to remove certain search terms that a Japanese man has claimed violate his privacy. The plaintiff, whose name has not been released, petitioned the Tokyo...

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in Fields v. Smith , allowing a lower court decision that transgender hormone therapy is a medically necessary procedure to stand. The US Court...

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in MBZ v. Clinton that a citizen's ability to list Israel as a place of birth on a passport is not a political question [LII Cornell...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Credit Suisse Securities LLC v. Simmonds that normal statute of limitations tolling applies to insider trading cases. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in United States Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida on whether the suit brought by challengers of the minimum coverage provision...

WE NEED YOUR HELP. Our spring fund drive ends in just a few days, and we still have a lot of work to do. As previously mentioned, due to general economic circumstances completely outside of our control, we...

UN High Commissioner for Human RightsNavi Pillay on Monday cited enforced disappearances as one of the most heinous crimes during her opening statement to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances. Pillay complimented the committee for focusing part...

The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Monday that provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code place unconstitutional restrictions on prostitutes' ability to protect themselves while others are not a violation of the Canadian Charter of...

Slovenians voted in a national referendum on Sunday against amendments to the country's family law that would have increased the rights granted to same-sex couples. The proposed Family Code passed the Slovenian Parliament [official website,...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Florida v. Harris to determine whether an alert by a well-trained narcotics detection dog certified to detect illegal contraband is sufficient to...