Lawyers for two Guantanamo detainees, arguing before the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday, accused Poland of serving as a secret torture site for the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) extraordinary rendition program [JURIST news...

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday fined eight international financial institutions €1.7 billion for having engaged in illegal cartels. They were all involved in cartels relating to interest rate derivatives. Some participated in a cartel...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg the court must decide on the scope of preemption under the Airline Deregulation Act...

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a forum-selection clause may be enforced by a motion to transfer under 28 USC § 1404 but may not be enforced by a motion to dismiss under 28...

Prominent Egyptian blogger and activist Ahmed Douma was arrested Tuesday according to a posted tweet. According to Reuters, Douma has been detained in connection with violence at a protest over the weekend outside...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a federal law that prohibits corporate and campaign advertising on public radio and television. In a 9-2 ruling the court held that...

A French court on Monday ordered a trial for German car maker Daimler AG and French industrial conglomerate Lagardere SCA, shareholders in Airbus' parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. (EADS) , in an insider trading investigation dating...

The High Court of Australia on Tuesday decided to rule next week on the law allowing gay marriage in Canberra . The nation's first same sex weddings can take place this weekend. The law...

UN Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Monday stated that he plans to launch an investigation into the surveillance activities of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)...

A lawyer representing human rights activist Nabeel Rajab said Sunday that a judge has rejected a request to approve a conditional early release, for which Rajab is now eligible under Bahraini law. US Department of State...