Utah Governor Gary Herbert announced on Friday that the state of Utah filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Utah against the Department of the Interior (DOI) ...
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The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that Ontario's Agricultural Employees Protection Act (AEPA) does not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The AEPA denies workers the right to unionize...
A US Army panel of experts on Friday declared Pfc. Bradley Manning competent to stand trial for leaking a controversial classified video of a 2007 US helicopter strike in Iraq...
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could face the death penalty if convicted of ordering attacks on protesters during the demonstrations in Egypt early this year. Egypt's Justice Minister Mohammed al-Gindi...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) , in an emergency special session on Friday, publicly condemned the violence used by Syrian authorities against peaceful protesters. Additionally, the council has immediately called for a full investigation of...
The US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned last year's ruling that placed a preliminary injunction on federal funding of embryonic stem cell ...
The Cambodian government requested Friday that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) clarify its 1962 decision awarding the Temple of Preah Vihear to the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh. Cambodia has...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced on Thursday his plans to brief the UN Security Council on May 4 on the progress of his investigation into alleged human...
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has removed US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder from his position as an ICTR defense lawyer. Appeals chamber...
The Indiana House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday banning abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy, citing the possibility that after that point the fetus may be able to feel pain. Under HB 1210,...
