The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that it is referring Sweden and Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with previous judgments regarding environmental issues. The EC...
Lockheed Martin Corp. (Lockheed) on Wednesday agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle a fraud class action claim alleging that the advanced technology company misled investors in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act)...
Violence broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers on Thursday during a rally in the West Bank near the town of Beitunia. At least 1,000 protesters were marching to Ofer Prison in support...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday issued a stay on the execution of Georgia death row inmate Warren Hill minutes before his execution. The court granted the stay ...
The Egyptian Shura Council approved a draft election law on Thursday, paving the way for parliamentary elections to be held in the next few months. The new election law embodies the key changes to five articles as...
The Nigerian federal government this week was ordered to pay nearly US$240 million to the community of Odi, which was raided by the military in 1999. Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court ruled against the...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Johnson v. Williams that in Tara Williams' case, the California Court of Appeal properly adjudicated her federal Sixth Amendment claim on its merits and...
A UN independent expert Wednesday commended the reform that has been achieved so far in Myanmar while identifying additional human rights issues that still need to be addressed, particularly in the states...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Henderson v. United States that an error is "plain" within the meaning of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b) so long as the error was...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Wednesday in Evans v. Michigan that double jeopardy applies even if the trial judge acquitted the defendant based upon an erroneous...