The Advancement Project filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of four other rights groups alleging that the new Wisconsin voter ID law, Wisconsin Act 23 , is unconstitutional because it is racially discriminatory. The...
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Rights groups bring new challenge against Wisconsin voter ID law
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State AGs file suit to block new contraception mandates
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UN report: conflict-related sexual violence is global risk
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US soldier formally charged for leaking information to Wikileaks
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Ninth Circuit upholds California law requiring DNA samples from arrestees
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Egypt ex-president Mubarak defends himself in memo to court
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Cambodia genocide tribunal’s legitimacy threatened by judge dispute: rights group
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Ninth Circuit rules ‘Armenian genocide’ victims not entitled to seek compensation
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Maryland Senate sends same-sex marriage bill to governor
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Guantanamo detainee agrees to testify for plea deal
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Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning , joined by attorneys general from six other states, filed a lawsuit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Nebraska challenging new health care mandates that...
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Thursday presented the Secretary-General's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence to the UN Security Council . The report documents numerous conflict-related sexual...
Pfc. Bradley Manning was formally charged with 22 counts, including aiding the enemy, under the Espionage Act on Thursday. Manning declined to enter a plea at the hearing. The maximum penalty...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that buccal mouth swabs may be used to extract DNA samples from any adult arrested or charged with a felony in California. The 2-1...
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has told the court that he is saddened by "charges of unfair and baseless fabrications" and expressed his confidence in the Egyptian judicial system. Mubarak's remarks were published...
The continuing dispute between Cambodia and the UN over the appointment of Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) threatens the legitimacy of the court , the Open...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that heirs of victims of the Armenian genocide in Turkey cannot sue German insurance companies for failed life insurance...
The Maryland Senate on Thursday approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act , which would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The legislation passed by a 25-22 margin in the Senate, having already been approved by the...
A Guantanamo Bay detainee reached a plea agreement with military prosecutors on Wednesday that included an agreement to testify against other detainees. Under the agreement, detainee Majid Khan , a 31-year-old former Baltimore-area resident, will be...
