Egypt's Court of Cassation on Sunday overturned the five-year prison sentences of 35 Al-Azhar students, ordering a retrial. The students were charged with rioting, illegal protesting, resisting authorities and blocking roads. The rioting charges came as...

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday granted a motion to suspend the state's mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortions. The ban shall remain suspended until the court determines whether it will accept jurisdiction over the case....

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday dropped a request to force Apple to unlock an iPhone linked to a New York drug case, stating that an individual has provided investigators with the passcode...

A federal judge on Friday ruled that a lawsuit against two former military psychologists who developed the CIA's interrogation program under George W. Bush may proceed. US District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush...

A divided Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lifetime registration as a sex offender does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. The court heard the case of Henry Petersen-Beard who was convicted as a 19-year-old of raping...

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Friday restored the voting rights of individuals who have completed the terms of incarceration and have been released from supervised probation or parole for any and all felony convictions. Under the Constitution of...

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto sent a proposal to his nation's Senate on Thursday to reform the General Health Law and the Federal Penal Code to relax laws against marijuana, including medical use. The move comes...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday upheld a district court's dismissal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about the US government's use of drones...

Uber reached a settlement on Thursday with 385,000 of its drivers in Massachusetts and California in a case surrounding the drivers' status as independent contractors. The drivers had filed this class action lawsuit seeking employee status....

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed concern on Friday regarding the expanding role which the Thai military is playing in the civilian administration. Thailand will soon vote on a final draft [text,...