Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday issued an order denying a request by Samsung for a retrial in its patent dispute with Apple, meaning that the...
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The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) on Monday released a report urging the Egyptian government to promote the independence of the judiciary and to end selective prosecution. In June IBAHRI...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced Friday that her office will open a preliminary investigation into the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), stating that the increase in violence has created...
Florida's highest court on Thursday ordered an evidentiary hearing to determine if the sedative midazolam should remain in the state's lethal injection procedure. The case of Paul Augustus Howell reached the state high court after a...
The UN and the African Union (AU) have signed a joint agreement on the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in Africa. The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura , signed...
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Saturday that the federal government plans to give married same-sex couples the same benefits as heterosexual couples when filing for bankruptcy, testifying in court or visiting family members...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Tunisian authorities, in celebration of the country's new constitution, to quash the sentences of anyone convicted under laws that violate human rights, including Jaber Mejri. In March 2012,...
The National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting less than 30 percent of all Americans' phone records due to the inability to keep up with the increased use of cellular phones, according to disclosures made by current and...
On Friday, a group of police unions filed a motion to block Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed settlement and removal of former mayor Michael Bloomberg's appeal of the stop and frisk policy. The motion was...
Merck & Co. agreed to pay $100 million to settle thousands of lawsuits concerning Merck's NuvaRing contraceptive device. The lawsuits allege that NuvaRing potentially causes fatal blood clots. The settlement will provide an...
