The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld a ruling that juveniles convicted of murder may be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole . Kenneth Loggins was convicted of brutally murdering a...
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) on Wednesday filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking to enjoin implementation of the recently passed state law that mandates drug testing for individuals seeking...
A three-year probe into abuse of military detainees in Iraq was finalized Thursday with the release of a report that found numerous British soldiers were involved in specific episodes of abuse of Iraqi citizens. The independent inquiry was led...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report on Wednesday claiming that the US is diminishing its "core values" with regard to various counterterrorism measures put in place during the 10 years since the...
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected as unfounded three constitutional complaints against German and European legal instruments and other measures in connection with both the European Monetary Union rescue package and the financial aid...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the 2010 denial of petition for a writ of habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainee Shawali...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose docket information of certain cases in which the DOJ used cell phone...
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized Sri Lanka's investigation into allegations of war crimes committed during its 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and urged the UN to conduct...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that House Bill 2013 , a law rescinding health benefits for same-sex couples in the public sector, is in violation of the equal...
The California Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments on whether intervening advocacy groups can defend Proposition 8 in court, in response to a certified question by...
