Italy's highest court, the Court of Cassation began hearing an appeal by Silvio Berlusconi of his tax fraud conviction, which, if upheld, would prevent the former prime minister from taking...
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The First Department of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division on Tuesday uphled the lower court's March ruling that a municipal agency cannot ban large portions of sugary drinks. Although the court...
Military Judge Denise Lind on Tuesday found Army Pfc. Bradley Manning guilty of violations of the Espionage Act for his disclosure of classified information to anti-secrecy organization,...
Irish President Michael Higgins on Tuesday signed the country's first abortion bill into law, legalizing the practice in exceptional cases where doctors deem a woman's life at risk. The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill ...
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Monday signed a restrictive abortion bill into law. The new law requires abortion clinics to meet requirements similar to those for outpatient surgical centers. It also requires doctors to be present...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled Monday that the same-sex spouseand not the parentsof a deceased city lawyer should receive the proceeds of her firm's profit-sharing plan....
A Saudi Arabia court on Tuesday sentenced the editor of a liberal website to seven years in prison and 600 lashes. Raif Badawi was found guilty by a Saudi court of "founding...
The Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria addressed the General Assembly on Monday, imploring member states to bring about peace talks in the violence-plagued country. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro described...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced Monday that it will hear a case against Poland for allegedly acquiescing to the torture of extradited prisoners by CIA agents. This case, brought by Abu Zubaydah, is the...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples James Anaya encouraged the Panamanian government on Monday to strengthen the rights of its indigenous people and ensure they...
