The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday overturned the decisions of both a panel of its own judges and a lower court in the case of Senne v. Palatine , a privacy lawsuit filed by a motorist against the village of Palatine, Illinois. Jason M. Senne filed suit against the village [...]

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday stated that Israel should investigate the alleged mistreatment of two Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike . The lawyer for Hassan Safadi and Samer al-Barq, who have been on hunger strike since June 21 and May 22 respectively, argued that they were subject to beatings and other maltreatment by prison [...]

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday overturned a $147.2 million jury award against Research in Motion (RIM) . Chief Judge James Ware granted a motion by RIM for judgment as a matter of law, vacating last month’s jury verdict that RIM had infringed on an Mformation Technologies patent covering [...]

Professional and college sports leagues filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey Monday trying to enjoin a new law that would legalize sports gambling. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), the National Hockey League (NHL), and the National Basketball Association (NBA) filed suit in [...]

The Supreme Court of New Zealand on Thursday rejected an appeal brought by anti-abortion group Right to Life . The court upheld a Court of Appeal decision regarding the capacity of the Abortion Supervisory Committee , the statutory body which oversees the country’s abortion law and providers. The appeals court had ruled that the Committee [...]

Netherlands-based sports car manufacturer Spyker NV on Monday filed a lawsuit against General Motors (GM) in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeking $3 billion in damages. Spkyer bought Saab Automobile AB (Saab) from GM in 2010 and now alleges that GM intentionally drove Saab into bankruptcy by tortiously interfering with [...]

A Thai court on Thursday postponed its verdict in the case against leaders of the “red shirt” movement for violating terms of their bail. The Criminal Court in Bangkok pushed back the date for the verdict to August 22, stating that it will allow defendants to gather more evidence and add more witnesses to better [...]

The National Transitional Council of Libya (NTC) on Wednesday transferred its power to the newly elected interim legislature. The transfer took place minutes after the 200 congress members were sworn in. With the end of the NTC and the beginning of the national assembly Libya has marked another step toward its democratic development since the [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a brief with the US District Court for the District of Columbia asserting that the government should decide when a Guantanamo Bay prisoner is granted continued regular access to legal counsel absent a detainee’s ongoing legal challenge. The issue for the court will be whether the [...]

The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany on Wednesday ruled that homosexual couples in a civil union should receive the same tax benefits as heterosexual married couples. The court held that with regard to land transfer tax, gay couples should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual couples and further noted that the decision should apply retroactively, [...]