The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation , the court heard arguments on...

Executive Order, President Obama, March 24, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on abortion funding....

Two Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to Switzerland on Wednesday. Switzerland granted humanitarian type B residence permits allowing the two to live in the canton of Jura. Both have agreed to respect...

Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged government officials in El Salvador to repeal a 1993 amnesty law that prevents any investigation into killings committed during the country's 12-year civil war , including...

The New York Times (NYT) on Wednesday agreed to pay a total of $114,000 in damages to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew , for an article...

Former Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky was found guilty Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit for accusing Russian law enforcement officials of corruption on YouTube . A district court in the Russian city of Novorossiisk...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Malaysian government to drop all charges against former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim . Anwar is accused of inappropriate sexual advances toward a...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that three Guantanamo Bay detainees had been transferred to the country of Georgia . The transfer was approved by unanimous consent of the Guantanamo Review...

The European Commission (EC) released reports Tuesday that said Bulgaria and Romania must do more to combat corruption and organized crime, and conduct judicial reforms in order...

The Myanmar Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit to repeal election laws preventing pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming elections. The lawsuit was filed by Suu Kyi's...