Opponents of the health care reform law filed a brief Wednesday with the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit requesting a three-judge panel uphold a lower court ruling that...

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Wednesday announced that an investigation has uncovered enough evidence to allow him to pursue warrants for forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi ...

The German Federal Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that the preventive detention of prisoners beyond the maximum sentences for their crimes is unconstitutional. The court held that the laws governing the...

US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the killing of Osama Bin Laden by US forces on Sunday was lawful and justified . Testifying before the US...

A German court on Wednesday began the trial of Rwandan rebel leader Ignace Murwanashyaka and deputy Straton Musoni on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Murwanashyaka was the leader of the predominantly Hutu Democratic Forces for the...

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ruled Wednesday that the war crimes trial of former Serb nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj can continue. Seselj, charged with 14 counts of crimes...

Thailand's government should investigate crimes allegedly committed by both government officials and protesters during 2010's violent political protests , according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report details...

US Attorney Preet Bharara filed a civil suit on Tuesday against Deutsche Bank in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing the bank of engaging in mortgage fraud. Through...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit challenging Utah's controversial immigration law . The bill, which has...

A Honduran court on Monday dismissed the two remaining charges of conspiracy against former president Manuel Zelaya , allowing him to return to the country. The ruling could lead to Honduras being readmitted to the...