A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday held a hearing to determine whether he should reconsider a ruling he issued last week striking down a...
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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided Thursday there is no conflict with the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA) and that it can rule on two challenges to the health care reform [text; JURIST news...
The Supreme Court of Spain on Friday overturned the convictions of four individuals charged with distributing neo-Nazi propaganda. The four men were convicted and sentenced to up to three and...
Ratko Mladic made his first appearance Friday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , contesting the charges while simultaneously asking for more time to review...
Amnesty International (AI) urged Rwanda to review laws it claims have a "genocide ideology" that are being used to silence critics and dissenters, in a report published Friday. The report says that the government of...
The Alabama Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill expanding restrictions on undocumented immigrants. The House voted 67-29 and the Senate voted 25-7 to pass the bill that includes measures...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that the New York City Department of Education can enforce a rule prohibiting outside groups from using school facilities for after-school worship...
Retaliatory killings in the Ivory Coast between factions loyal to ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo and current president Alassane Ouattara have continued, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. Violence has riddled...
Turkmenistan adopted a new law on Thursday for regulating presidential elections that changes the qualifications potential candidates must satisfy. The law says that an individual must be either backed by a political party or collect at least...
California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday indicated that he would ask a federal judge for more time to construct his plan to reduce the state's prison population. The US Supreme Court ruled...
