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...

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...

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...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday told the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that he rejects the new proposed congressional map submitted last week by House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) [official...

Four survivors of a church massacre that occurred during the Liberian civil war filed a civil suit in US court Monday against the commander of the armed forces allegedly responsible for the massacre. The suit, brought in the...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday unsealed an indictment against five Venezuelan officials for allegedly participating in an international bribery and money laundering scheme involving Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), a state-owned oil and...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) said Monday they had reached a settlement with Shell Chemicals LP over the alleged Clean Air...

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Monday that it has filed a complaint against the three biggest dental supply companies, "alleging that they violated U.S. antitrust laws by conspiring to refuse to provide discounts to...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Dozens of attorneys with the Legal Aid Society and Bronx Defenders on Thursday held a protest outside of the Bronx Criminal Court after one of their clients were...