The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that a judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a fund set up by Bank of America (BOA)...
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Federal judge approves $150 million SEC-Bank of America settlement fund
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Federal judge dismisses police officer suit against Arizona immigration law
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UN official calls for DRC militias to face war crimes for mass rapes
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Obama administration appeals stem cell research block
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Europe rights court reviewing Russia freedom of assembly complaint
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DC Circuit denies rehearing for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
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Rights group calls for amendment of Rwanda ‘genocide ideology’ laws
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Tasmania approves law recognizing all foreign and national same-sex marriages
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India high court to reconsider Bhopal convictions
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Administrative law judges facing increase in violent threats: report
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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday granted a motion to dismiss a police officer's suit challenging Arizona's controversial immigration law [SB 1070 materials, JURIST news...
UN Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Tuesday called for an end to impunity for leaders of militias and armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed last week's ruling by the US District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction blocking...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has begun considering a lawsuit filed by three Russian activists alleging their right to freedom of assembly has been violated, their lawyer said Tuesday. The court is reportedly deciding whether...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday denied a request for an en banc rehearing of the case of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Gahleb Nassar Al-Bihani...
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged the Rwandan government to review its "genocide ideology" and "sectarianism" laws, which they say are being used to stifle freedom of speech and expression in the country....
The lower house of the Tasmanian Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the Relationships Act of 2003 , recognizing same-sex marriages and civil unions registered in foreign countries and other Australian states....
The Indian Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will reconsider a 1996 ruling allowing former employees of US chemical producer Union Carbide accused in relation to the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster [BBC...
Federal judges responsible for handling Social Security disability claims and immigration hearings are petitioning for increased security measures after data released Monday shows they have been the targets of numerous threats . According to the report released...
