The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Wednesday revived a lawsuit that stems from the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) brought suit in 2012 against five...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against New York City for revoking the offer of an emergency dispatch position because the applicant was HIV positive. The DOJ claims [Reuters...

The US Secret Service agreed to a $24 million settlement with 10 black agents who accused the agency of racial discrimination in a 2000 federal lawsuit. The agents accused the Secret Service of discriminatory practices...

Disabled refugees in Greece are not given access to adequate living conditions and medical care, reported Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday. Although the EU has provided significant funding to the Greek government, the UN and nongovernmental...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm in the District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday, claiming the company monopolized a semiconductor device used in cellphones....

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Fannie Mae's sue-and-be-sued clause does not grant federal courts jurisdiction over all cases involving Fannie Mae . The case was centered around the interpretation of 12 USC §...

Pedro Figueroa Zarceno filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the city of San Francisco, the Police Department and the Sheriff's Department for violating San Francisco's sanctuary city law. The sanctuary city law "prohibits workers from using city resources...

US President Barack Obama granted 64 pardons and 209 commutations yesterday, including commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning. Manning worked as a low-level intelligence analyst where she leaked documents regarding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in 2010...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on everyone on Tuesday to recognize the value of diversity by drawing strength from the principles of inclusion, tolerance and mutual understanding. The statement was included in a video at an event...

The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled Tuesday that the Kansas City Board of Commissioners must place a minimum wage proposal on the upcoming ballot. The proposed ordinance would set a minimum wage for the...