Pakistani Judge Shahid Raffique on Saturday ordered that the property of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf be seized and his bank account frozen in connection with his alleged involvement in the assassination of former...

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that a 3 percent cut to state workers' pay to fund the retiree health care benefits violates the Michigan Constitution . Specifically, the court ruled last Thursday...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a legislative decree on Sunday repealing earlier more restrictive laws on media. Legislative Decree No. 108 for 2011 lifts oppressive legislation which allowed for imprisoning journalists for...

Kenyan Registrar of the High Court Gladys Boss Shollei swore in the nation's first Supreme Court justices on Friday at a ceremony in the capital city Nairobi. The ceremony was attended by President Mwai Kibaki ...

Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi said Saturday that approximately 100 people imprisoned for their participation in the massive 2009 presidential election protests have been pardoned and released by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [official profile; BBC...

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa announced on Sunday that he will dismiss charges against some of the protesters detained for their participation in pro-democracy demonstrations in the country. In a nationally televised speech , Khalifa...

The European Union Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo announced Monday that US prosecutor John Clint Williamson will lead an investigation into allegations that Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci participated in an organ trafficking scheme...

Cole County Circuit Court of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday enjoining the State of Missouri from implementing Missouri Revised Statutes § 162.069.4 , which prevents students and teachers from communicating...

China's National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday adopted an interpretation of certain articles of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , removing lawsuits against sovereign nations from the jurisdiction of Hong...

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Friday ruled that there is a clearly-established First Amendment right to film police officers performing their duties in a public space. The...