The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling that barred Ecuadoran plaintiffs from collecting a USD $8.646 billion Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron Corp. The lower court had concluded...

An Iranian judiciary spokesman announced on Sunday that a nuclear scientist was executed for providing the US with state secrets. Shahram Amir previously went missing in 2009 while embarking on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Amir reemerged...

The US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by third party presidential candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein against the Commission on Presidential Debates requesting...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday criticized Iran for the mass execution of 20 people this week, calling the action "deplorable." The prisoners were all convicted of terrorism-related offenses,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday denied a motion by North Carolina officials to stay an earlier order striking down the state's voter ID law. The law was overturned ...

A divided US Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an application to recall and stay lower court orders allowing a transgender student who identifies as a male to use the men's restroom in school. This comes...

According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, an Istanbul court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for the Pennsylvania-based preacher Fetullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating the recent July 15 attempted coup, which left more than 270...

Texas agreed to a deal Wednesday that will weaken their voter identification law and allow voters to cast ballots in the November election even if they lack all documents required by the law. The agreement will require Texas...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday that would legalize daily fantasy sports in New York state. The law, SB 8153 , serves to legalize forms of daily fantasy sports, like Draft Kings, while...

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by suspended Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore against the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) . The...