The US Court of Federal Claims ruled Monday that the Federal Reserve bailout of AIG in 2008 exceeded its authority but did not award any damages. The suit was brought by...

The Cabinet of Israel on Sunday approved a bill allowing the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike if their lives are at risk. Entitled Preventing Damage from Hunger Strikes , the law would require doctors to exhaust...

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday unanimously affirmed a lower court decision that employers' zero tolerance drug policies are not pre-empted by Colorado's legalization of medical marijuana. The court held that an employee can legally...

Romania's Superior Magistrates' Council on Monday rejected 22 proposals that would have made it harder to fight top-level corruption. The proposals, developed by the governing Social Democratic Party , would have changed the law...

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir was allowed to leave South Africa on Monday, despite a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court that he should be kept in the country because of International Criminal Court...

The world is facing its worst refugee crisis since World War II , Amnesty International (AI) said Monday, calling on world leaders to reform domestic and international policies. AI released a new briefing Monday ahead...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases involving non-Indian businesses that have contractual agreements...

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Walker-McGill v. Stuart , letting stand a decision blocking North Carolina's abortion ultrasound requirement. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Kerry v. Din that the government's denial of a man's visa application did not violate his wife's constitutional rights. Respondent Fauzia Din, an American citizen from...

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday in Baker Botts v. ASARCO that law firms representing those undergoing bankruptcy proceedings cannot recoup fees incurred when defending the fees they originally charged their client....