Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging an executive order by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restoring the voting rights of certain felons. McAuliffe signed an executive order in April restoring the voting rights...
The US Supreme Court vacated and remanded a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Monday in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc . The court held in a unanimous decision that...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in United States v. Bryant that the use of tribal-court convictions as predicate offenses in substitute prosecution does not necessarily violate the constitution. The court held that...
Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled Monday that an investigation into the country's 1989 revolution can reopened. The prosecutor general's office said in October that the investigation into the events of December...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Monday in Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust that Section 903(1) of the Bankruptcy Code preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act. The federal bankruptcy code preempts state...
The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) on Sunday released a statement calling for the world to end child labor in supply chains such as agriculture, mining and manufacturing. The statement was made on...
A judge from Multnomah County Circuit Court in Oregon ruled on Friday that an individual's gender could be legally changed from from female to non-binary. This ruling legally recognizing a third gender option is the first...
Authorities in Bangladesh detained approximately 1,600 people between Thursday and Friday in efforts to find and detain radical Islamist militants. Police suspect only 37 of the detainees are more than petty criminals, none of whom are believed to...
The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed a bill (SB 291) that would compensate people who were wrongfully convicted of crimes once they are exonerated . SB 291, also known as the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday cautioned Israel that their response to the deadly Tel Aviv attack earlier this week may be violating international law by implementing prohibitive collective...