The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corporation , a case involving the authority of bankruptcy courts. The case involves a trucking company seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Wednesday for an independent investigation into the violent deaths of more than 155 people, including children, that occurred in the Kasese region of Uganda in November. The killings were reportedly committed...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied a request by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for an emergency injunction to stop oil from flowing through the...
UN experts said on Thursday that the new recommendation from the European Commission is a "slippery slope" to solve migration problems. According to the UN the recommendation is focused on more rapid return rates and is...
The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that individuals cannot demand that their personal data be erased from company records. The court said the ruling came from the public need for legal certainty to protect third party...
A UN expert on Wednesday issued a report criticizing the "hyper-financialized" housing market. Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, addressed the issue to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. She said, "ousing has lost...
A Dutch court in the northern city of Assen ruled Wednesday that the Netherlands Petroleum Company (NAM) is liable for the emotional suffering of claimants whose homes were damaged from earthquakes caused by drilling. NAM...
South Africa's High Court on Wednesday blocked the government's attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . High Court Judge Phineas Mojapelo found that the "decision by the national executive to deliver the notice...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday to halt Texas' plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The injunction...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Tuesday denied a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt the seizure and destruction of the property of unhoused people living...
