The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In US v. Jones , the court will decide whether the government's warrantless use of a global positioning systems...
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Supreme Court hears arguments on GPS tracking, prosecutorial misconduct
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UK court rules Catholic church could be liable for clergy abuse
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Cambodia genocide tribunal rules former official not entitled to amnesty
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UN rights office: Syria death toll exceeds 3,500
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss torture suit against former Somali colonel
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Supreme Court rules on ‘clearly established’ law for habeas petitions
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Haiti cholera victims seek damages from UN for contamination
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DOD releases regulations for military commission procedures
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Australia passes law putting price on carbon emissions
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Federal judge gives final approval to Bank of America overdraft fee settlement
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A UK court ruled Tuesday that Catholic priests qualify as employees, meaning that the Catholic church could be held liable for sexual abuse by clergy members . A 47-year-old woman filed suit against the Portsmouth...
The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday ruled that Ieng Sary , former deputy foreign minister of the Khmer Rouge regime is not protected from genocide...
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Tuesday that the death toll of Syrian protesters has exceeded 3,500 despite last week's signing of a peace plan sponsored by the League of...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a former Somali military colonel. The defendant, Abdi Aden Magan, who now lives in Ohio, is...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Greene v. Fisher that, for purposes of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), "clearly established federal law" is limited to Supreme...
The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) announced Tuesday that more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims are seeking damages from the UN and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for...
The US Department of Defense on Monday released a guidebook detailing the procedures to be followed in military commissions . Changes to procedures introduced by the regulations include a provision that allows the...
The Australian Senate voted 36-32 Tuesday to approve legislation that will impose a price on carbon emissions in an effort to improve the environment and the country's economy. The new law will put a fixed rate...
A senior judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday gave final approval to a $410 million settlement in the class action suit against Bank of America (BOA) for...
