The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate release of Chinese rights activist and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo , according to UN documents from May released Monday...
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UN panel calls for release of jailed China dissident Liu
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Venezuela to release 40 percent of prisoners to reduce overcrowding
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Federal appeals court rules county board meeting prayers violated First Amendment
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Florida Secretary of State requests approval of election laws in DC court
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Federal judge declares Florida controlled substance law unconstitutional
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Michigan AG appeals decision overturning affirmative action ban
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Federal appeals court allows patents of human genes
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Mubarak trial to be held at new location outside Cairo
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EPA releases new standards for drilling operations
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Federal judge allows Lehman Brothers lawsuit to proceed
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Venezuelan Minister for Prisons Iris Varela announced Sunday that she plans to release up to 40 percent of the country's prisoners in an effort to reduce prison overcrowding . Varela, who was appointed ...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Friday upheld a ruling by a federal district court that the Forsyth County, North Carolina, Board of Commissioners violated the First Amendment [Cornell...
Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning on Friday announced that he is seeking approval of portions of the state's new election law in a federal court in Washington, DC. In June, Florida officials filed an...
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida has declared the state's controlled-substances laws, which criminalize the "unknowing" possession of a controlled substance, unconstitutional. The decision, issued on Wednesday,...
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette on Friday appealed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturning the state's affirmative action ban. Proposal 2 , an amendment to...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday ruled 2-1 that patents held on two genes linked to hereditary ovarian and breast cancer are valid. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the...
The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be held at a police academy located on the outer border of Cairo, an Egyptian judge announced Saturday. Officials chose the new location for...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a proposal of new regulations on Thursday to reduce the air pollution left from gas and oil drilling operations. The new standards are updated to include wells...
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that most claims in a lawsuit against former Lehman Brothers Holdings officials could proceed. The plaintiffs, a group of investors, contend that Lehman's former officers, directors, and auditors, as...
