The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday dismissed a complaint challenging the US government's search of a laptop without reasonable suspicion. The complaint was filed by the...

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an emergency temporary injunction on Tuesday blocking the enforcement of the contraception mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) against the religious...

A federal judge on Tuesday approved the release of former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart after the director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) filed a motion requesting her sentence be adjusted to time-served....

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday announced that they had filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking information on the extent of governmental use and...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to reject the country's recently-passed counterterrorism law. HRW alleged that the law's definition of terrorism is overly broad, and...

An Egyptian court Monday sentenced 139 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to two year prison terms on a variety of charges including rioting and sabotage. The protestors were arrested during a...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published a report Tuesday finding Syria the most dangerous nation in the world for journalists, with Egypt and Iraq just behind. The CPJ's report found that of the estimated 70...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a report on Monday describing horrific attacks against children that have occurred in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the last month. The...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday the selection of six locations that will serve as research and testing sites for non-military applications of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones . In February...

Egyptian authorities on Sunday detained four journalists working for the Al Jazeera English news channel. The journalists have been accused of broadcasting illegally, spreading false information and information aimed at inciting the public, and meeting with members...