The Pakistan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can no longer be the head of the Pakistan Muslim League, the country's ruling party. The decision was made through analysis of Articles 62, 63, and...
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The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in two criminal procedure cases. In Rosales-Mireles v. US , the petitioner framed the question for the court as: "How should a court of appeals exercise its discretion...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to allow victims of a terrorist attack to collect damages from Iran through attaching government property present in the US. The case, Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran [SCOTUSblog...
The US Supreme Court held Wednesday in Digital Realty Trust v. Somers that the anti-retaliation provision of the securities law does not apply to an individual terminated before he reported acts of retaliation to...
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and House Speaker Mike Turzai on Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to stay an earlier decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court setting aside the...
The Irish Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to draft legislation on a referendum aimed at repealing the Eighth Amendment in the Ireland Constitution on abortion. The amendment grants equal right to life to pregnant women and their...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Murphy v. Smith that federal law requires district courts to apply up to 25 percent of the judgment to attorney's fees in prisoner civil rights suits. The...
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Justice said Tuesday that 205 detainees suspected of involvement with the terrorist organization Boko Haram have been convicted . To date, the Nigerian government has detained approximately 804 individuals suspected...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Wednesday in Class v. United States that a guilty plea does not, by itself, bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of his statute of conviction...
Peru's National Criminal Court Court B on Monday ruled that former president Alberto Fujimori must stand trial for the killings of six farmers in 1992 notwithstanding the medical pardon...
