The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed a district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) to Microsoft Corp. in a suit involving alleged infringement...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld as constitutional a former National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) program which required non-immigrant adult males from 25 predominantly Muslim nations...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Minnesota Wednesday ordered a new trial for a woman who had been ordered to pay $222,000 to record companies for illegally posting...
Western lawyers involved with the trial of the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity in the Iraqi town of Dujail alleged in a New York...
Minority Rights Group International (MRGI) released a report Wednesday criticizing the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights for its failure to effectively institute a court to adjudicate human rights issues...
The UN Human Rights Council completed its ninth session in Geneva Wednesday by adopting 24 texts, one of which included a decision to extend the mission of the UN...
A US military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay filed a declaration with the US military commissions Wednesday stating that he is resigning because of ethical concerns. Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld said...
The Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial bill providing for provincial elections in much of the country. Kurdish legislators had strongly opposed a provision establishing a provincial council in Kirkuk made up...
Jury selection began Wednesday in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida for the torture trial of Charles McArthur Emmanuel , son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Earlier this month, Emmanuel pleaded...
Thirteen state attorneys general urged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Wednesday to withdraw a proposed rule that they said could threaten women's access to abortion and birth control....