The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States that a right of way granted under the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 [Cornell...
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Supreme Court rules right of way abandoned by railroads reverts to private property
Rights group accuses Syria government of war crimes
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Maldives Supreme Court sentences election commission members
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Supreme Court to rule on statute of limitations in class actions
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Oman court sentences former executive to 15 years for bribery
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North Korea holds first parliamentary elections under Kim Jong-un
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Administrative judge strikes down FAA ban on commercial drones
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China considering limiting use of death penalty
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Federal judge rules challenge to Colorado tax law may continue
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Egypt interim president signs election law decree
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Amnesty International (AI) on Monday accused Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity on Palestinian and Syrian civilians in Yarmouk, on the outskirts of Damascus. The report, entitled "Squeezing...
The Supreme Court of the Maldives on Sunday dismissed the country's four top election commissioners, giving each a six-month jail sentence and three-year suspension for "disobeying orders." The commission members were tried after the passage...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi v. IndyMac MBS, Inc. to rule on the statute of limitations in class action suits. In...
On Sunday the Oman Court of First Instance sentenced the former executive of Galfar Engineering and Contracting, Muhammad Ali, to 15 years in prison and a fine of 1.7 million Omani rials for conviction in five cases of graft....
On Sunday North Korea held its first parliamentary elections under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, successor and son of the late Kim Jong-Il. The elections are held at five-year intervals and are considered more a formality than...
An administrative judge for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) , Patrick Geraghty dismissed a fine brought by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) against a drone operator Thursday. The ruling effectively strikes...
China's legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC) , on Sunday announced measures that would subject less crimes to capital punishment if passed. Various government departments are reportedly beginning to study the topic by bringing in...
On Friday, a judge for the United Stated Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that a challenge to Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) could continue. The plaintiffs in the suit, consisting...
On Saturday, Egypt's Interim President, Adly Mansour, announced a new election law regulating the upcoming presidential race. The decree will allow the election commission to set a date for the vote, expected to take place in April, and allow...
