Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature broke several state laws when they passed last month's controversial budget bill, charges Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne (D) in a complaint filed Tuesday in a Wisconsin circuit court...

Six opposition leaders were arrested in Bahrain on Thursday after the government, backed by foreign troops from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) , violently dispersed protesters in the capital of Manana on Wednesday. Among those arrested ...

The Obama administration on Wednesday backed Internet privacy legislation at a hearing before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation . The hearing followed reports released in December by the US Department of Commerce and...

A Pakistani court on Wednesday acquitted and released US consulate worker Raymond Davis, who was being held in connection with the shooting deaths of two men. Earlier in the day, the court formally indicted Davis...

Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Tuesday signed into law a package of bills aimed at both reforming the state's immigration laws and challenging the federal government to take action for reform nationally. One of the...

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday released a report documenting discrimination and human rights violations against Roma migrants in Slovenia and urging the Slovenian government to protect Roma communities. The report...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for unfairly disciplining Sikh inmate Sukhjinder Basra for refusing to trim his beard. The suit also...

A panel of judges for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed a ruling Tuesday that would have forced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated a lawsuit on Tuesday, allowing a Muslim woman to sue several government parties for forcing her to remove her religious headscarf while...

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged Turkish officials to respect journalists' freedom of expression . The international concern increased after the Turkish government...