The Ganges and Yumana rivers were granted the same legal rights as people by the high court in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Monday. The two rivers are considered sacred by Indians but have faced...
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India court gives rivers same rights as legal person
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Republicans present modifications to ACA replacement bill
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Supreme Court rules ‘acting officials’ cannot act once presidentially nominated for position
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Supreme Court rules Fourth Amendment rights continue beyond legal process
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Maryland House approves bill to limit local immigration enforcement
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UN expert warns of poor conditions for rights workers in Israel
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Baltimore City Council approves bill to raise minimum wage
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Families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
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Kentucky governor signs law to protect students’ right to religious expression
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Supreme Court hears oral arguments on regulatory takings, military spousal pay
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Republican lawmakers on Monday released two amendments to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) , the proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , in an effort to appeal to both conservative and liberal critics. Besides...
The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that acting officers of federal agencies who were appointed by the president to fill a vacancy temporarily cannot act in that capacity after being officially nominated to the...
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable seizure can continue after the legal process has concluded. In Manuel v. City of Joliet , the court reversed the lower...
The Maryland House of Delegates approved legislation on Monday to bar police statewide from checking the immigration status of individuals they arrest or from stopping an individual for the purposes of suspected immigration violations. The...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 Michael Lynk warned Tuesday of worsening conditions for human rights workers in the region. Lynk called...
The Baltimore City Council voted 11-3 Monday to approve a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. Maryland's current minimum wage is $8.75 and is slated to increase to $10.10...
More than 850 family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks filed a lawsuit Monday against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The suit alleges that Saudi Arabia provided support to al Qaeda in multiple...
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed a bill into law on Monday aimed at protecting student organizations' rights to manage internal affairs in a manner that is consistent with the group's religious or political beliefs. The law passed...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Murr v. Wisconsin and Howell v. Howell . In Murr v. Wisconsin , the court heard arguments regarding whether "parcel as a whole" in a...
