The New Hampshire legislature voted Wednesday to override the governor's veto and approve legislation requiring healthcare providers to notify parents or a judge 48 hours before performing an abortion on a minor. Governor...
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A special court in Afghanistan on Thursday overturned the election results of nearly 25 percent of the assembly seats due to poll fraud in last September's parliamentary elections . Head of the special court Sediqullah Haqiq announced the...
A judge for the Court of Appeal for Ontario stayed an April 11 ruling that the country's marijuana laws are unconstitutional. Justice David Taliano of Ontario's Superior Court of Justice invalidated the Marihuana Medical...
Dutch politician Geert Wilders was acquitted of all charges on Thursday, the court finding his anti-Islam statements were not hate speech or discriminatory. Wilders has made several "anti-Islam" comments as...
Turkish authorities on Wednesday arrested two military officials alleged to have been involved in the Balyoz Security Operation Plan ("Sledgehammer" plot) , a military plot to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government. Lieutenant General Ziya...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard arguments on Wednesday regarding the constitutionality of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , specifically...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled Wednesday that Florida's procedure for imposing the death penalty is unconstitutional. Florida's death penalty statute ...
Dutch lawmakers on Wednesday passed a network neutrality law, which prohibits mobile operators from blocking or charging consumers fees for using Internet-based communication services. The law, passed by the Dutch Parliament's lower house, the Tweede Kamer...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday that he will seek an investigation into the Ivory Coast on Thursday. Last week, Ocampo issued a public...
The South Carolina House of Representatives voted 69-43 on Tuesday to enact legislation aimed at reforming the state's immigration laws. The immigration reform bill allows police officers to check a suspect's immigration...
