The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that US Border Patrol agents are routinely stopping vehicles to check...
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The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Wednesday passed amendments to the country's Forest Code, which requires landowners to conserve certain percentages of total acreage as forested terrain. Passed 247-184 over strong opposition, the controversial legislation eases conservation rules...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District II on Wednesday declined to hear a request to overturn a temporary injunction against the state's controversial voter ID law , which requires that all...
Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced Wednesday that the government will appeal a recent prostitution ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada . The decision rendered three portions of the nation's...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of contempt of court Wednesday for disobeying a court order to open corruption cases against President Asif Ali...
Kenya dismissed four senior judges on Wednesday after an independent board found that they lacked integrity and were incompetent. The men removed from their position were Riaga Omollo, the Chief of the Court of Appeals, Samuel Bosire, Emmanuel Okubasu...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Wednesday that recent restrictions on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a number of countries may fundamentally effect freedoms and human rights. Pillay highlighted Egypt, Cambodia, Ethiopia,...
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Thursday convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor on all 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity...
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Wednesday signed legislation to repeal the death penalty . The bill was approved by the House and the Senate earlier this month. Upon signing the...
The US Supreme Court heard its final oral arguments of the term Wednesday in Arizona v. United States to determine whether Arizona's controversial immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news...
