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Supreme Court says Fannie Mae does not have automatic right to federal court
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Fannie Mae's sue-and-be-sued clause does not grant federal courts jurisdiction over all cases involving Fannie Mae . The case was centered around the interpretation of 12 USC § 1723a(a) . Under the statute, (More) |
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UN agency: more than 100 journalists killed in line of work last year
The UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported Monday that more than 100 journalists were killed in the line of duty in 2016. While the number is lower than the 115 killed in 2015, it is a rise from the 90 and 98 killed i (More) |
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Europe rights court rules Russia ban on adoption by Americans was discriminatory
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Russia was wrong to ban US citizens from adopting Russian children. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that Russia's ban was discriminatory and found Russia responsible for the legal fees (More) |
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Germany top court refuses to ban neo-Nazi group
The German Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected efforts to ban the far-right ultranationalist political party National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) , finding the group does not pose a sufficient threat to the German government. The German (More) |
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Bangladesh court sentences 26 to death for murder
A Bangladesh court in Dhaka sentenced 26 people to death by hanging on Monday after convicting them of murdering seven. Three of those sentenced to death were senior officers of the country's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) force. Judge Syed Enayet H (More) |
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Amnesty: EU security laws targeting Muslims
The increased "securitization" of Europe has disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups, particularly Muslims Amnesty International (AI) said in a report Tuesday. AI looked at human rights analyses drawn from 14 EU member states. The group warned of (More) |
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Palestine leader warns President-Elect Trump against moving embassy to Jerusalem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in a recent letter, warned President-Elect Trump against moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Specifically, Abbas said the move would have a "disastrous impact on the peace process, on the two-state solu (More) |
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Philippines President threatens martial law to combat drug problem
The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he plans to declare martial law if the country's drug problem becomes "very virulent." Duterte, who recently called reports that he intended to institute martial law "nonsense," has made a conc (More) |
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Three Bahrain prisoners executed for killing policemen
Three men were executed by firing squad in Bahrain on Sunday after being convicted of killing three policemen in March 2014. The execution came a week after a the high court upheld their sentence, leading to the first documented execution in Bahrain (More) |
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DOJ: Chicago police routinely violated rights
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reported on Friday that it found evidence supporting that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) engages in a pattern of using force, including deadly force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The DOJ reported th (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
