Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday announced plans to revoke the country's long-standing Martial Law Act BE 2457 (1914) , calling on King Bhumibol Adulyadej for approval. The country has been...
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The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases titled Kansas v. Carr , consolidating them for oral argument. These cases examine whether the Eighth Amendment right to an "individualized...
The US Supreme Court their ruled Tuesday in Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund that a statement of opinion does not qualify as an "untrue statement" even if the...
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) released a peace proposal on Tuesday in effort to end the country's political instability and "deteriorating military situation." Among many ideas offered, UNSMIL proposed the creation of a...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. In Montgomery v Louisiana , the court was asked to determine whether, in light of Miller v. Alabama [docket; JURIST...
A UN commission on Monday reported widespread human rights abuses in Eritrea. Following a four-month investigation of the country's human rights situation, the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea found instances of torture and...
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha called Tuesday for a limit to the use of martial law that has been in place since May. Under martial law, all political protests have been banned and the military possesses unbridled...
An Iranian court on Sunday sentenced a son of former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to 15 years in prison on charges of embezzlement and bribery. Rafsanjani's son, referred to only as "MH" in...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday published its opinion in Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl , reversing the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decision and ruling that...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases. In Ocasio v US , two brothers owned an auto repair shop near Baltimore. Over many years, the brothers entered into a kickback...
