The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. that the federal Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) preempts state-law design-defect and failure-to-warn claims because these claims...

The US House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday restricting the ability of states to take control over private property for public use under eminent domain . The Private...

Former al Qaeda military commander Saif al-Adel was arrested at an airport in Cairo on Tuesday, according to the Egyptian media. Egyptian security officials detained al-Adel upon his arrival after noticing...

All three judges responsible for adjudicating the criminal prosecution of 43 non-governmental organization (NGO) employees withdrew from the case on Tuesday. It is not clear why the judges chose to withdraw , but Egyptian lawyer and rights activist...

Majid Khan , a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who is linked with al Qaeda, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to five terror charges including conspiracy, attempted murder and murder. Per his plea bargain, Khan must testify...

A panel of three judges in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Tuesday issued new voting maps for use in the 2012 elections. The new maps were issued after the US...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , the court heard arguments on whether three oil companies are immune from...

The UK has begun circulating a proposal for changes to the European Convention on Human Rights , which was leaked to the press on Tuesday. The proposal, entitled the Brighton Declaration , began circulating to member states last...

The Virginia Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would require a woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The bill was passed by the Virginia House...

The Constitutional Council of the French Republic on Tuesday ruled that a French law making it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered a genocide by the Ottoman Empire...