The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Maryland's assault weapons ban is constitutional. A lower court ruling last year found that Maryland's Firearm Safety Act , violated the Second Amendment...

A lawsuit was filed against Delaware Governor John Carney on Tuesday arguing that a provision in the state's constitution requiring a political balance of judges in the state's courts is unconstitutional. In the complaint,...

South Africa's High Court on Wednesday blocked the government's attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . High Court Judge Phineas Mojapelo found that the "decision by the national executive to deliver the notice...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the cross-border shooting of a Mexican citizen by a US Border Patrol Agent. In Hernandez v. Mesa , the court is considering the extraterritorial application of the Fourth...

The lower house of the Dutch parliament on Tuesday voted 77-72 to approve a bill that would tolerate the cultivation of cannabis. Possessing and buying the drug at shops has been tolerated in the...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday to halt Texas' plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The injunction...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday remanded a dispute over an elementary school student's service dog to the lower court. In Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools , a child with cerebral palsy attempted to bring...

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have defunded Planned Parenthood and other women's health providers. HB 2264 sought to remove funding from any provider that performed any abortion or...

The Sri Lankan police on Monday arrested five military officials in connection with the 2009 death of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge. The Free Media Movement of Sri Lanka said that the those arrested for were...

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly officially issued on Monday two memoranda to the department directing its workforce to implement two executive orders on the enforcement of immigration laws. The first memorandum...