The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday denied one group's secession from an Alabama school district on racially discriminatory grounds, reversing a previous decision by the U.S. District Court for...

The Nairobi High Court on Thursday revoked lawyer Miguna Miguna's deportation, declaring it illegal because it was issued in contempt of court. Miguna was deported to Canada earlier this month after he “swore in” opposition...

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the process the state uses to choose its lethal injection drugs in constitutional. Roy Ward, an inmate on death row, argued that the process was unconstitutional because a change...

A group of UN experts urged the US government Wednesday to respect the rights of human defenders after concerns involving Maru Mora Villalpando, a Mexican immigrant activist who campaigns to protect migrants' rights. Villalpando, co-founder of a group...

Ahmad Khan Rahimi was sentenced to two life terms in prison for both his execution and attempted execution of bombings in New York City on September 17, 2016. Rahimi placed two explosive devices in the Chelsea neighborhood of...

The UN International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Guatemala Special Prosecutor for Impunity , a division of Guatemala's public ministry, on Tuesday arrested former president Álvaro Colom and 10 former cabinet members on corruption and...

Oregon's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the constitution to make access to health care a fundamental right. The amendment would add a section to the state's constitution that reads: "It is...

The Dutch senate on Tuesday narrowly approved legislation revising organ donor registration to make automatic registration for organ donor status the default. Under the bill, people would have to opt-out if they...

The Israeli police force said Monday that they have enough evidence to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who has allegedly accepted bribes in two separate cases and acted against the interests of the...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gives undocumented immigrants...