UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged world leaders to accept more refugees and to combat the growing international anti refugee sentiments. The remarks were made at the opening of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees...
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Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday approved an amnesty law that would free 77 individuals allegedly jailed for political reasons under a number of crimes such as the instigation of violence or...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Luis v. United States that the pretrial restraint of a criminal defendant's legitimate, untainted assets needed to retain her counsel of choice violates the Sixth Amendment....
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order in Zubik v. Burwell , a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) birth control mandate, directing the parties to file supplemental briefs. The court,...
French President François Hollande on Wednesday said that he will no longer move forward with his plan to reform the country's constitution. The reform would have included an amendment that would deprive French citizenship or...
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper on Tuesday stated during a press conference that he will not defend House Bill 2 , which he considers to be discriminatory against the LGBT community. The bill, which was signed...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Sheriff v. Gillie the court heard arguments on whether the special counsel attorneys appointed by the attorney general...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit Tuesday against Volkswagen AG (VW) for false advertising. VW's sales have taken a major hit in the US since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed in...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from former Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich. In 2013 Blagojevich was found guilty on 18 charges of corruption in his second trial and ultimately sentenced...
A Missouri court struck down part of a law on Monday that was passed in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson last yea. Senate Bill 5 was passed as a response to widespread concern regarding the...
