The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a class-action lawsuit Monday regarding children's education in relation to the Flint water crisis. The plaintiffs include 15 Flint families who allege that the Michigan...
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A lawsuit was filed against the Norwegian government on Tuesday over a decision to grant licenses for oil exploration in the Barents Sea. The plaintiffs, Nature and Youth and Greenpeace Nordic , argue that by...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday released a report on racial bias committed by the San Francisco Police Department in traffic stops, searches and killings. The research was conducted by the Office of Community Oriented...
A federal judge on Friday signed an order permanently preventing Louisiana from enforcing a state law that required websites to age-verify every Internet user before providing access to non-obscene material that could be deemed harmful to any minor....
Brazil's federal prosecutors filed new corruption charges against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday. Da Silva is already involved in two other corruption investigations. In September a Brazilian judge accepted charges against da Silva that...
The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) criticized UN peacekeepers in South Sudan Wednesday for their failure to protect civilians during an outbreak of fighting in the country that took place in July. The report [text,...
The threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement on combatting climate change was achieved on Wednesday. The threshold of 55 parties making up more than 55 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions triggered the...
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday that European human rights laws that have led to "vexatious" claims against British soldiers will no longer apply on the battlefield. The action taken by the government will free armed forces...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday affirmed an Indiana district court ruling that blocked Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families in the state. The lawsuit was...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday granted certiorari in eight cases following its September 26 conference. In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District the court will determine what...
