The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled 4-3 that the European Convention on Human Rights does not mandate that member states recognize same-sex marriages . The applicants, an...
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Europe court finds no right to same-sex marriage
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Sri Lanka to refuse UN panel entry
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Canada PM apologizes for 1985 Air India bombing
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Supreme Court rules no cause of action for foreign plaintiffs in securities fraud litigation
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Supreme Court limits scope of ‘honest service’ doctrine in Enron, Conrad Black cases
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Supreme Court rules release of names on petition does not violate free speech
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Supreme Court allows death row inmate’s habeas petition
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Supreme Court rules federal courts can decide when bargaining agreement was formed
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UN SG calls East Jerusalem demolition plans illegal
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Federal judge dismisses Viacom copyright case against Google’s YouTube
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Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris said Thursday that members of a recently-appointed UN panel will not be permitted to enter the country to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday formally apologized to the families of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing for the government's failure to prevent the attack. The apology comes...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 8-0 in Morrison v. National Australia Bank that the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (SEA) does not provide a...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Skilling v. United States that the "honest services" doctrine is not unconstitutionally vague under...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 8-1 in Doe #1 v. Reed that the First Amendment does not bar a state from releasing identifying information...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Magwood v. Patterson that a federal habeas corpus petition is not "second or successive" when a new judgment intervenes between...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters that federal courts have jurisdiction to determine if a collective bargaining...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday criticized plans to demolish 22 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem , describing them as contrary to international law. The plans, called King's Garden, were approved Monday by the...
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by US entertainment company Viacom against Google, accusing if of allowing copyrighted material on its YouTube service without permission. Judge Louis Stanton of the...
