The Maine House of Representatives voted 89-57 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the state. The vote follows last week's approval by the Maine Senate ....

A court in Zimbabwe on Tuesday ordered back into custody 18 human rights activists, including activist and journalist Jestina Mukoko and freelance journalist Andrison Manyere. Mukoko is the director of the...

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report on worldwide religious freedoms, elevating Iraq and Nigeria to its list of "countries of particular concern" (CPC) and adding six new...

The UK Home Office on Tuesday published a list of individuals who are prohibited from entering the country "for fostering extremism or hatred between October 2008 and March 2009." The list names 16 individuals, including...

The annual Webby Awards in Law and more than 100 other subject categories were announced in New York Tuesday as the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences honored excellence in interactive design, creativity, usability,...

Spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary Alireza Jamshidi said Tuesday that the appeal of US journalist Roxana Saberi will be heard next week. Saberi was convicted of spying for the US and sentenced...

US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was chosen Monday by Senate Republicans to replace newly-declared Democrat Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) as ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee . Sessions will play a key role in questioning President Barack...

Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Monday the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed. Ahmed has been held in...

The US Department of the Treasury on Monday announced reforms to the US tax code to curb overseas tax havens and end tax incentives for companies to create jobs out of the country. In a...

Judges for the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Monday rejected a motion for acquittal of all charges filed by lawyers for former Liberian president Charles Taylor [case materials; JURIST...