Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed three bills into law on Wednesday which seek to address gun violence. The Prohibiting Large-capacity Magazines , Payment For Background Checks For Gun Transfers , and Background Checks...
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A court in Zimbabwe on Wednesday refused to grant bail to a prominent human rights lawyer who is charged with obstruction of justice. The court denied bail to Beatrice Mtetwa after prosecutors argued that she may be...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday adopted a resolution establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate ongoing human rights violations in North Korea. The resolution was unanimously passed during the 22nd Regular Session...
The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence for one of the plotters of the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings that killed 257 people. Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, brother of...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday passed a resolution to promote reconciliation and accountability in war-torn Sri Lanka , a nation facing various allegations of human rights violations. Calling for an...
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Wednesday ordered the parties involved in the March 4 election dispute to restrain from making public statements with regard to the case. The court also warned civic groups and...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Horne v. Department of Agriculture on whether a party can raise the Fifth Amendment takings clause as a defense when charged by the...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6–3 Tuesday in Wos v. EMA , formerly Delia v. EMA , that the NC Gen. Stat. § 108A-57, which takes a third of medical malpractice settlements for Medicaid reimbursement,...
A group of legal experts testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday regarding the growing need for new privacy laws because of the rapid advancement of drone technologies and their increased use. The escalation ...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Monday dismissed a challenge to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2006 (AETA) . The challenge was brought by...
