A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction Wednesday against a Texas city ordinance prohibiting illegal immigrants from renting property in the city....
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US President Barack Obama signed an executive order Wednesday continuing a prohibition on the use of federal funds for abortion except in cases of rape or incest or where a woman's life would be endangered....
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation , the court heard arguments on...
Executive Order, President Obama, March 24, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on abortion funding....
Two Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to Switzerland on Wednesday. Switzerland granted humanitarian type B residence permits allowing the two to live in the canton of Jura. Both have agreed to respect...
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged government officials in El Salvador to repeal a 1993 amnesty law that prevents any investigation into killings committed during the country's 12-year civil war , including...
The New York Times (NYT) on Wednesday agreed to pay a total of $114,000 in damages to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew , for an article...
Former Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky was found guilty Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit for accusing Russian law enforcement officials of corruption on YouTube . A district court in the Russian city of Novorossiisk...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Malaysian government to drop all charges against former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim . Anwar is accused of inappropriate sexual advances toward a...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that three Guantanamo Bay detainees had been transferred to the country of Georgia . The transfer was approved by unanimous consent of the Guantanamo Review...
