A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction suspending the imposition of contribution limits in Washington state recall campaigns. Judge Robert Bryan ruled...
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Federal judge issues injunction against Washington state recall contribution limits
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Federal judge dismisses BP oil spill fraud lawsuit
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Rights groups urge UAE to end trial of pro-democracy activists
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Ninth Circuit partially reinstates ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
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Russia president signs law regulating abortions
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Federal appeals court rejects challenge to TSA body scans
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FBI to probe News Corp in 9/11 phone hacking scandal
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Violent crime rate along US-Mexico border declining: USA Today
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Switzerland high court upholds UBS disclosure of client information
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Missouri governor will not sign legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks
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A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday dismissed consolidated racketeering claims against British Petroleum (BP) in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...
Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International (AI), the Arabic Network For Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and Front Line Defenders (FLD) on Saturday urged United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to end the trial of five pro-democracy...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ordered the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy (DADT) to remain partially in place in order for the...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law on Thursday that will place restrictions on abortion by requiring that clinics warn women of the health hazards associated with the practice. Abortions in...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday unanimously rejected a constitutional challenge to the full-body scans conducted at airports by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) . The appeals...
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will open an inquiry into whether journalists working for the media company News Corporation (News Corp.) and its...
Rates of violent crime along the US-Mexico border have been declining for several years, according to a USA Today analysis released Thursday. The study indicated that, on average, US border cities were safer than...
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ruled Friday that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) was right to order UBS to disclose information to the...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Thursday said he will not sign legislation that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The measure imposes penalties on doctors who fail...
