In a unanimous ruling on Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected a settlement agreement between retailers and credit card issuers. Millions of retailers had reached a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement [NYT...
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The Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a state law forbidding convicted felons from voting, even after serving their sentences. The American Civil Liberties Union brought suit in Griffin v. Pate on...
The Brussels Court of Appeals on Wednesday found that the Belgian courts do not have jurisdiction over Facebook's collection and processing of data from users in Belgium. The court noted that Facebook is an...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a provision in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) allowing for criminal prosecution based on access that "exceeds authorized use." The ACLU...
The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday denied certioriari in Stormans Inc. v. Wiesman , a case challenging a Washington regulation requiring pharmacies to sell birth control despite potential religious objections...
Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling for the removal of Saudia Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) . The groups are urging the General...
The Supreme Court of the Maldives on Monday upheld the 13-year prison sentence of former President Mohamed Nasheed on terrorism-related charges. Nasheed was originally sentenced in March 2015 after he...
Two justices of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday declined to rule on a petition challenging the constitutionality of the country's law prohibiting sex between consenting adults of the same sex. The petitioners, several prominent LGBT celebrities,...
Volkswagen AG has agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion to settle allegations of cheating emissions tests and deceiving customers in a settlement with US regulators announced Tuesday. The company will either to buy back...
A judge for the for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Monday extended a permanent injunction prohibiting clerks in Mississippi from recusing themselves from issuing mariage licences to same-sex couples for religious...
