Forest Grove School District v. T.A., US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 [holding that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act permits a tuition reimbursement award against a school district and in favor of parents who unilaterally place their child in...

Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v Holder, et al, US Supreme Court, June 22, 2009 [upholding a controversial provision of the Voting Rights Act that permits the appellant municipality to "bail out" from the pre-clearance requirement of Section...

Executives from Google, Inc. will go on trial Tuesday in Italy for criminal defamation arising out of Google Video content depicting a disabled boy being teased and bullied. The defendants include product marketing manager...

Iranian forces arrested 457 people Saturday for protesting the recent presidential election , according to state media on Monday. According to reports, at least ten people were killed in the weekend's protests. Also Monday, Iran's Guardian Council of...

A Myanmar court sentenced two members of the National League of Democracy (NLD) to 18 months in prison after leading prayers for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi . Chit Pe...

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council that the US Army...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In United States v. Comstock , the Court will consider the Congressional authority to enact a law...

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in Forest Grove School District v. T.A. that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) permits a tuition reimbursement...

The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) but avoided a constitutional question. The Court ruled 8-1 in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District...

The US government is delaying the release of a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogation report by another week, allowing for officials to determine what information to release. The special report on counter-terrorism and interrogation practices is expected...