The US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) on Tuesday released an order allowing the National Security Agency (NSA) to collect telephone records under the new intelligence law passed by congress last year. The...
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The Hague District Court on Wednesday overturned a 2014 order from the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that Russia pay USD $50 billion to former shareholders of the Yukos oil company [Foreign...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that state plans by Maryland and New Jersey impeded upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) authority under the Federal Power Act . The states were...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday in favor of a transgender Virginia high school student who sued his school for discrimination. Gavin Grimm, 16, of Gloucester County, Virginia, sued his...
A panel of federal judges on Monday rejected a motion by Representative Corrine Brown challenging the current congressional district boundaries in Florida. Brown has long argued that the current boundary system violates federal voting laws [AP...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday. In US v. Bryant the court heard arguments to determine whether a conviction in an Indian tribal court without...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday affirmed a settlement agreement concerning the National Football League (NFL) and payouts to retired players with certain medical conditions . The settlement,...
A UN rights expert on Tuesday released a expressed concern over the state of media independence and the public right of access to information in Japan, citing laws and personal stories that are making these more difficult than recommended...
UN expert Alfred de Zayas on Tuesday warned against investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms in trade agreements, saying that they "are incompatible with democracy, the rule of law and human rights." ISDS mechanisms, which according...
Several human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged the Gambian government to investigate the death of Solo Sandeng , a Gambian human rights activist, who died ...
