The Ohio House of Representatives voted 54-43 on Tuesday to approve legislation that would prohibit abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which could occur as early as six weeks into the pregnancy. The "heartbeat...

Ivory Coast Justice Minister Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio signed an agreement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, allowing an investigation into political violence to proceed and pledging cooperation with the ICC....

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging licensing and regulation laws for doctors who provide abortions in Kansas. The suit , filed on behalf of...

Bank of America (BOA) announced Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle claims that it sold bad securities contributing to the housing market collapse. The securities, called first-lien residential mortgage-backed securitization,...

US State Department (DOS) legal adviser Harold Koh on Tuesday told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) that President Barack Obama is acting within the law with respect to US military...

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Tuesday urged personal aides of Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi to implement the arrest warrants issued Monday . Moreno-Ocampo...

North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed legislation Monday that would have required a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion . The "Woman's Right to Know Act" would also have required...

The Texas legislature on Monday passed a pair of bills that criminalize enhanced airport security pat-downs if they involve touching a passenger's "private" areas. The Texas House of Representatives passed HB 41 while the Senate [official...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two additional cases Tuesday including a case similar to one decided last week involving whether the Confrontation Clause case blocks the admissibility of lab...

A former contractor for Blackwater , now known as Xe Services , was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in prison for the 2009 shooting of an unarmed Afghan civilian in Kabul. Justin Cannon was...