UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday announced the appointment of an independent panel to review the organization's handling of allegations that French and African soldiers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic from...
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A report released Monday by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict found that both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes during the conflict. The 51 day Gaza...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment that patent holders still cannot charge royalties after the expiration of a patent. The decision, written by Justice Elena Kagan...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in City of Los Angeles v. Patel that police must obtain a search warrant before demanding to inspect a hotel's guest list. At issue was a...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Kingsley v. Hendrickson that force used against pre-trial detainees must be "objectively reasonable," the same standard used outside of prisons. The plaintiff in the case brought an...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Horne v. Department of Agriculture that a program requiring California raisin growers to hand over a percentage of their harvest to the government violated the takings...
A bill approved by Indiana lawmakers earlier this year repealing the statewide ban on sawed-off shotguns will go into effect July 1. The bill, sponsored by Senator Jim Tomes , will allow the manufacture, selling and ownership...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday warned of the record high number of refugees around the world as a result of increasing global conflicts. According to data collected by the UNHCR...
New records released by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) Wednesday revealed a confidential legal battle over Medicare over-billing that spanned three years between government officials and UnitedHealth Group . The dispute centered on...
The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) downgraded the security rating of Thailand's aviation sector from Category 1 to Category 2 on Thursday. The agency clarified that the designation as a "significant safety concern (SSC)...
