The Dominican Republic's Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday to withdraw from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) , raising concerns about the welfare of the country's migrant population. Following a 1999 report that criticized the Dominican...

Nevada citizens on Tuesday voted to approve the creation of an appellate court in Nevada . Previously, the state's 10 district courts could hear appeals from municipal and justice courts, but the Nevada Supreme Court was...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced the release of Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda from the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, after nearly 13 years of imprisonment without a...

Amnesty International (AI) accused Israel of committing war crimes during the 2014 Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a 48-page report published on Wednesday, entitled "Families Under Rubble: Israeli Attacks on Inhabited Homes." In eight...

Illinois voters on Tuesday approved the Illinois Right to Vote Amendment , which bans all voter discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or income. This provision will amend the Suffrage and Election Article...

Abortion measures were on the ballot across the country as Tennessee's Amendment 1, Colorado's Amendment 67, and North Dakota's Measure 1 went before voters during Tuesday's midterm elections. Tennessee's new amendment grants stronger power to lawmakers to regulate...

Ballot measures in both Washington and Alabama passed in Tuesday's midterm elections, altering the states' gun laws. Washington Initiative 594, a measure requiring background checks for all gun purchases, passed with more than 59 percent of...

Alabama voters on Tuesday passed Foreign Laws in Court Amendment One , a ballot measure that prohibits the use of foreign law to make decisions in Alabama courts. The amendment will be added to the state's...

Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected Proposition 105 , a measure that would have required companies to label foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). According to preliminary results, the measure received only about 32 percent voter approval, with 68...

Voters in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, DC, voted Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana. In Alaska Measure 2 , which passed with 52 percent of the vote , legalized recreational marijuana use for adults over the age of 21, allowing...