A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violates antitrust laws by limiting what compensation student athletes can receive. The appeals...
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A special court in India handed down death sentences Wednesday to five individuals convicted in bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 188 people in 2006. Special Judge Yatin D Shinde sentenced Kamal Ansari, Faisal Atur Rahman...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah on Tuesday blocked an order by Governor Gary Herbert that would have prevented Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds after the...
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia summoned Catalonia, President Artur Mas on Tuesday over his involvement in the 2014 independence referendum . Mas has been accused of civil disobedience, embezzlement of public funds...
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on Tuesday expressed deep concern over human rights abuses committed by the World Bank , going as far as to call the World Bank...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a New York state law banning retailers from imposing surcharges on credit card purchases was constitutional, overruling a lower court decision....
Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra filed a criminal case against Attorney General Trakul Winitnaiyaphak and other prosecutors on Tuesday, accusing them of abuse of power and causing damage to others in the handling of...
Former Congolese vice president Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of interfering with the administration of justice. Bemba is accused of paying witnesses and coaching them to give false...
Prosecutors in China on Tuesday announced that they will be investigating former China Supreme Court justice Xi Xiaoming on corruption charges. The former vice president of the Supreme People's Court has already been fired from all of...
Twelve UN agencies published a joint statement on Tuesday urging states to end violence and discrimination toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals. Abuses toward the LGBTI population are human rights abuses impacting society as...
