New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday sent back legislation that would have made medical marijuana more accessible to patients and increased the ease with which minors could qualify for the program. Christie...
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Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Friday dropped a legal challenge against the recent presidential election results, claiming that they would not receive a fair hearing. President Robert Mugabe who has governed...
The UK Court of Protection ruled Friday that a man with learning disabilities who does not possess the capacity to provide informed consent should have a vasectomy because it is in his "best interests." The man, known...
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have mandated drug testing for some public benefit applicants in the state. North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis , a supporter of...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to parts of Indiana's immigration law . Union Benefica Mexicana named the state...
The Supreme Court of California on Wednesday ended legal challenges over Proposition 8 California's now-defunct same-sex marriage ban. Supporters such as Protect Marriage had argued that a sole judge...
Harbinger Capital filed $1.9 billion dollar lawsuit Friday against Deere & Co and global positioning system (GPS) companies, including Garmin International and Trimble Navigation Ltd. , claiming the defendants bankrupted the wireless company LightSquared...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday issued a statement urging Egyptian political parties to avoid provocations and consider approaches that would foster an inclusive political process favoring reconciliation. Tension and political divisiveness in Egypt has continued...
US President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 , lowering interest rates on student loans. The interest rates will drop to 3.86 percent for...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Sunday that the Islamic State of Iraq , a suspected al Qaeda branch, had committed crimes against humanity during the July 29 bombings in Iraq. The Islamic State...
