Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) ruled on Tuesday that the actions of 308 members of Parliament in trying to promote the passing of a bill were illegal. The bill in question would make Thailand's upper house of...
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A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Monday struck down part of Chicago's gun ordinance banning the licensed sale of firearms in the city, ruling that it was...
Four same-sex couples filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Monday, seeking to overturn the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard arguments Monday regarding the constitutionality of Texas' new abortion law , the provisions of which would lead to the closing of many of the state's abortion...
The Muslim Brotherhood has filed a complaint in the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleging widespread and systematic crimes against humanity have been committed by the Egyptian military since its July coup [JURIST...
A judge from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Monday sentenced American-born Colleen LaRose, also known by her self-appointed pseudonym "Jihad Jane," to 10 years in prison for following al Qaeda [JURIST...
US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) filed a lawsuit Monday against the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin attempting to block the federal...
The US Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in Utah. The Utah Attorney General filed an application for stay with the court last week to...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday welcomed last week's decision by Nepal's top refusing to grant amnesty for serious human rights violations committed during Nepal's civil war. Pillay declared...
Thousands of UK criminal trial lawyers staged a half-day strike on Monday to protest planned government cuts to legal aid. The fee cuts, which would reduce their pay by as much as 30 percent , are part of...
