The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Heffernan v. City of Paterson that when an employer demotes an employee based on participation in a protected political activity, the employee is entitled to challenge...
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The Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) on Monday filed a petition with the US Supreme Court asking it to review a ruling that upheld the cancellation of the...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday. In Mathis v. United States the court heard arguments on "whether a court can consider a statute or subsection, outside of the...
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday that states should make it easier for convicted felons to obtain state-issued identification cards upon their release from prison. Lynch's remarks were delivered at the start of National Reentry Week, during which...
The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Australia's detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island in northern Papua New Guinea is illegal. The court found that the detention center violates article 42 of Papua...
Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice (STJ) on Monday rejected an attempt by the opposition-led National Assembly to shorten President Nicolas Maduro's term from six years to four. The opposition, which won control of the National Assembly...
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina upheld the state's voter ID law on Monday. House Bill 589 requires that any "qualified voter voting in person ......
A panel of experts released on Sunday its second and last report on its inquiry into the 43 undergraduate students from a teachers college in Ayotzinapa who went missing in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico in 2014, stating...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , the court must determine what constitutes the standard for awarding attorney's fees under §...
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore urged Iraq on Monday to take concrete steps to plan for "the day after" the defeat of the Islamic State (IS). The statements come after a week-long visit to...
