The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday decided to extend a mandate instructing a panel to investigate human rights abuses in Libya. The council, without voting, adopted a resolution that orders the investigation of...
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UN rights council extends mandate for investigation of Libya abuses
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AG Holder defends prosecuting terror suspects in civilian courts
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Mexico, Central American countries join challenge to Georgia immigration law
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DOJ appeals decision striking down ban on direct corporate campaign contributions
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Supreme Court allows class action suit against Bayer
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Ivory Coast initiates investigation into post-election violence
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Supreme Court: individuals may challenge federal law for violating states’ rights
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Alabama governor signs bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
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Supreme Court rules evidence not excluded when law changes between search and trial
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New Hampshire high court advises legislature it cannot force AG to join health care lawsuit
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US Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday defended his plans to prosecute terror suspects in federal civilian courts, responding to harsh criticism from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging two Iraqi-born terror suspects in Kentucky...
The governments of Mexico and several other countries, along with the Anti-Defamation League filed amicus briefs on Thursday in support of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) class action lawsuit against Georgia's new...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal Thursday in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to challenge a decision to strike down a federal law that...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously reversed the lower court in Smith v. Bayer Corp. , allowing a class action lawsuit against the company to proceed. The Court held that...
The Ivory Coast on Wednesday announced it would establish a commission to investigate alleged crimes committed as a result of the disputed presidential elections last November. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara vowed to probe human rights violations...
The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled in Bond v. United States that a private individual can challenge whether a federal criminal law passed to implement an...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The bill contains no exceptions for cases of rape...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 7-2 in Davis v. United States that when the law for what constitutes a legal search changes between a search and an accompanying...
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled in an advisory opinion on Wednesday that the legislature cannot force Attorney General Michael Delaney to join a lawsuit contesting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
