The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the state of Washington did not violate the constitutional rights of certain legal immigrants when it discontinued their food stamp benefits to...
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A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the US Attorney's authority to prosecute medical marijuana providers in the state. The...
Google's new privacy policy , which took affect Thursday, is in violation of European law according to the EU's Justice Commissioner Vice-President Viviane Reding . The new policy allows data collection from one Google service to...
Bahrain is convicting hundreds of opposition activists in unfair and politically motivated trials, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The 94-page report details alleged due process violations in both civilian and military courts....
The Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation banning late-term abortions . The bill, passed in a vote of 102-65, would prohibit most abortions performed beyond five months of pregnancy except in...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation requiring cigarette packaging and advertisements to display more...
The US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday blocked Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that bans drivers from blocking traffic to acquire...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) voted Thursday to pass a non-binding resolution condemning Syrian authorities for continued bloodshed and violations of human rights. The resolution calls for the Syrian government to immediately end...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Armour v. Indianapolis on tax equality under the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution. In Indianapolis, a tax scheme was...
