The Palestinian Constitutional Court ruled Sunday that President Mahmoud Abbas can revoke the parliamentary immunity of lawmakers, which will allow him to expel various political opponents. The ruling upheld Abbas' 2012 revocation of Mohammad Dahlan's immunity; Dahlan is considered Abbas'...

The Australian Senate on Sunday rejected a proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage. The bill was defeated 29-33 even though Attorney General George Brandis had warned that "the cause of marriage equality will be delayed for years." The bill...

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. v. Nevils to determine if health care companies are precluded from recouping reimbursements under the Federal Employee...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled Friday that Title VII's protection from employment discrimination based on sex extends to sexual orientation. The ruling came as the court refused...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of New Jersey declined to rule Saturday that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has engaged in poll intimidation. The decision was spurred...

Following an emergency application filed by the state of Arizona, the US Supreme Court issued an order Saturday allowing Arizona's "ballot harvesting" law to remain in effect, overturning a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for...

The Ivory Coast Constitutional Council on Friday affirmed the results of a referendum backing a new constitution, rejecting requests from several political parties, including that of former president Laurent Gbagbo , who boycotted the vote that the referendum be...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Friday blocked Colorado officials from enforcing laws that prosecute or cite voters who take selfies at the ballots. Colorado Rev. Stat. § 1-13-712(1)...

The Turkish Government on Friday arrested eight pro-Kurdish political party members, including the party's two leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, then arrested an additional nine party members Saturday. All arrestees are members of the...

Kansas district court judge Larry Hendricks on Friday ordered a stop to Kansas' voting registration system that would have prevented more than 18,000 people from voting in federal elections for failing to follow particular registration...