The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Ortiz v. Jordan that a party may not appeal an order denying summary judgment after a full trial on the merits. Petitioner...
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The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Thompson v. North American Stainless that a third party can sue his employer for retaliation. Eric Thompson was fired from North American...
EU member states and the UN have failed to adequately respond to human rights abuses and violations, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) annual report published Monday. The report accuses countries of...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Monday and summarily reversed a Ninth Circuit decision in a California parole case. In Howes v. Fields , the...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Chase Bank v. McCoy that Chase was not required to provide a cardholder with a change-in-terms notice before raising the interest rate...
Three Indonesian soldiers accused of torturing Papuan detainees received prison sentences Monday of less than one year. Citing lack of evidence , a military judge convicted the men of the lesser crime of insubordination instead of torture....
A civilian committee assigned to investigate the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip on concluded that Israel did not violate international law . The Turkel Commission [official...
An overwhelming 98.8 percent of voters in Southern Sudan's Independence Referendum last week voted in favor of secession according to preliminary results released Saturday by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission . The poll results are not...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger approved a settlement on Friday effectively limiting the use of seniority in layoffs in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) . The class action suit against...
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) on Friday filed suit against the US Department of Education (DOE) in federal court seeking to overturn three regulations promulgated by the department. The...
