A federal judge has blocked a Minnesota law scheduled to take effect Tuesday that would have imposed a fine of up to $25 on minors who purchase video games rated for adults and would have required retailers to...
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Former telecommunications executive Clark McLeod has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer , Spitzer's office announced Monday. Spitzer filed the lawsuit [complaint, PDF;...
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state law prohibiting felons from voting while on parole does not violate the Colorado Constitution. The unanimous court affirmed the decision of the Denver district court, holding that parole...
The judge presiding over the much-anticipated corruption trial of former South Africa deputy president Jacob Zuma Monday postponed proceedings until September 5. The prosecution sought to have the trial postponed for further investigation, while the defense sought...
Israeli authorities have sentenced an army officer to 28 days in a military prison for refusing to serve in the ongoing Israeli military campaign in Lebanon , according to Israeli media reports Monday. Reserve Captain Amir Paster,...
The UK High Court on Monday denied a bid by a British lesbian couple married in Canada to have their marriage recognized by British law, saying that the traditional British definition of marriage refers only...
The UN Security Council Monday passed a resolution giving Iran until August 31 to halt uranium enrichment and threatening sanctions if it does not comply. Resolution 1696 , adopted 14-1 with Qatar voting against,...
US federal judges grant and deny asylum to asylum seekers at a disparate rate in the United States, according a study by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) released Sunday. The report examined nearly 300,000 immigration...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday in the immediate wake of Israel's airstrike on the south Lebanon village of Qana that it was "alarmed" at what it described as the "recurring...
ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte has appealed the two-year prison sentence for Naser Oric , a former senior commander of Bosnian Muslim forces in Srebrenica convicted of war crimes . The...
