US Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for increased international efforts in fighting corruption. Speaking to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Holder reaffirmed the US commitment toward fighting corruption and called on...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Levin v. Commerce Energy that federal courts lack original jurisdiction over state tax claims based on discrimination. The...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-4 in Berghuis v. Thompkins that when Miranda warnings are properly given, a person wishing to invoke the right to...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Carr v. United States that the failure to register provision of the Sex Offender Registration...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) [28 USC §§ 1330, 1602 et...

The UN Security Council Tuesday called for a "prompt, impartial, credible and transparent investigation" into a weekend raid by Israeli commandos on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza strip in which 10 civilians...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research v. United States to decide whether medical students working as full-time...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday decided in Alabama v. North Carolina to adopt the recommendations of the Special Master in an interstate dispute over the disposal...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed the dawning of an "age of accountability" during the opening day of the review session of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ban described the first Review...

China's Supreme People's Court announced Sunday that evidence obtained through violence or intimidation will be barred from use in criminal trials and death penalty cases. The new regulations require prosecutors to provide...