US President Barack Obama released a report to Congress late on Wednesday, justifying the continued air strikes on Libya despite presumptive violation of the 1973 War Powers Resolution . The report, “United States Activities in Libya,” was released in response to recent criticisms of American intervention in Libya, including: a resolution passed in the US [...]

Ten Wisconsin unions on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the state’s new collective bargaining law. The lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin , alleges that the Budget Repair Bill violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments . According to the plaintiffs, the bill discriminates [...]

The New York State Assembly passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Wednesday, but the fate of the bill is uncertain as it moves to the State Senate . The Assembly passed the Marriage Equality Act, drafted by Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) , Wednesday evening 80-63, sending it to the Senate. The Assembly has passed [...]

The UN on Tuesday denied reports it instructed the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to close further investigations into war crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime. In a controversial move, the ECCC closed Case 3 in April, one of four Cases supposed to be brought for atrocities committed under the Khmer [...]

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of Kenya on Wednesday selected five appointees to serve on the nation’s first Supreme Court. After taking a week to interview 25 candidates, the JSC panel selected one woman and four men to present to Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki for appointment. The list of nominations was submitted to Kibaki for [...]

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) announced Wednesday that Rwandan genocide suspect and former Hutu militia leader Bernard Munyagishari was transferred from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the UN Detention Facility in Tanzania on Tuesday. He is set to make his initial appearance before the ICTR to answer to charges of [...]

A group of 10 US congressmen filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama on Wednesday for circumventing Congress’ authority by increasing military strikes against Libya. Representatives Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Walter Jones (R-NC) held a press conference announcing the filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia . Arguing that Obama is [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday published a preliminary report describing human rights violations in Syria and calling for an investigation into government-authorized abuses related to pro-democracy protests that began earlier this year. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) instructed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [...]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the Budget Repair Bill on Tuesday, overruling the Dane County Circuit Court finding that legislators had violated the “open meetings” rule. Ruling 4-3, the court stated that lower court Judge Maryann Sumi had “invaded the legislature’s constitutional powers.” The court’s decision on the matter now presented is grounded in separation [...]

The Taiwan Judicial Yuan President Lai Hau-min announced Tuesday a new law to remove judges, but critics argue the measure could destroy judicial independence. The new law requires that judges be evaluated every three years by a committee that will include two academics and two impartial people from the community to be selected by the [...]