A federal judge on Thursday granted a request from Apple to hear its patent infringement case against Motorola . Apple is seeking an injunction against some of Motorola’s phones alleging that the company infringed upon its patents. Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit last week tentatively dismissed Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola because [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Friday that a former defense contractor who alleged that he was tortured while detained by the US military in Iraq cannot sue former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld . The contractor, known only as “John Doe,” asserted in his lawsuit that Rumsfeld was [...]
UN Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, Christof Heyns , and on torture, Juan Mendez , on Friday condemned the violence against peaceful protesters, journalists and human rights defenders in Syria. Despite the government’s promise of reform to end the prevalent violence in the country, the experts discovered that corruption, injustice and discrimination are still placing [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the international community to provide better protection of the worldwide elderly population. He pointed out that four to six percent of this vulnerable group is subject to physical, mental or financial abuses and other types of violence such as neglect, abandonment, and serious loss of dignity and respect. [...]
A federal judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the constitutionality of the city of Lexington’s 2011 ordinance banning the Confederate flag from being flown on city poles. The lawsuit, filed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) , alleged that the ordinance violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution . Judge [...]
A judge for the Albany County State Supreme Court in New York on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging New York’s membership in the multi-state climate pact, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) . The judge dismissed the case because it was filed too late and it failed to state specific damages. The lawsuit, which was [...]
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) urged the government of Oman on Tuesday to stop arresting protesters and other activists who are calling for political reform. According to the GCHR, many of the Omani citizens who have been arrested have advocated for political reforms, promoted human rights and called for the release of human [...]
Lawyers for two Wyoming groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) rules governing advertising, arguing the restrictions are overly broad and confusing. The Wyoming Liberty Group (WyLiberty) and grassroots organization Free Speech filed the suit on behalf of the three members of Free Speech who wish to spend money advertising [...]
The Congress of Colombia on Thursday approved a new law to provide a “Legal Framework for Peace” by a vote of 63-3. It is expected that the proposed law, backed by President Juan Manuel Santos , will assist the government in engaging in peace negotiations with Leftist rebel groups including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of [...]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a directive on Friday saying that it will stop deporting many illegal immigrants under the age of 30 who were brought to the US as children. In the memorandum, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano declared that the DHS would exercise what it termed “prosecutorial discretion” toward undocumented immigrants [...]
