Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks reported Wednesday that Poland's legal and institutional framework threatens human rights . The Commissioner is particularly concerned with the "paralysis" of the constitutional court. The report...

Venezuelan government officials on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to deny a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro proposed by opposition leaders. Following the declaration by the National Electoral College (CNE) that more than 600,000...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday upheld the net-neutrality regulations designed to ensure an open Internet. Last year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed new rules [JURIST...

In response to the mass killing in Orlando, the UN's top human rights official on Tuesday urged the US to increase its gun control measures. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein stated...

Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging an executive order by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restoring the voting rights of certain felons. McAuliffe signed an executive order in April restoring the voting rights...

The US Supreme Court vacated and remanded a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Monday in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc . The court held in a unanimous decision that...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in United States v. Bryant that the use of tribal-court convictions as predicate offenses in substitute prosecution does not necessarily violate the constitution. The court held that...

Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled Monday that an investigation into the country's 1989 revolution can reopened. The prosecutor general's office said in October that the investigation into the events of December...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Monday in Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust that Section 903(1) of the Bankruptcy Code preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act. The federal bankruptcy code preempts state...

The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) on Sunday released a statement calling for the world to end child labor in supply chains such as agriculture, mining and manufacturing. The statement was made on...