Russia, pursuant to its attempt to crack down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) within its borders, on Wednesday raided the Moscow headquarters of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Transparency International . The most recent seizure came two...

Judge Katherine Forrest of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a pension plan against JPMorgan Chase (JPM) [corporate website; JURIST news...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Millbrook v. US that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and exceptions to it, waive the immunity...

Bahrain lawyer Jassim Sarhan confirmed Tuesday that 13 pro-democracy activists were sentenced to 10 years in jail. The sentences arise from attacks by the activists on police officers during recent protests. The activists are among dozens convicted...

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Comcast v. Behrend that judges can reach the merits of an underlying claim in determining whether to certify a class under Rule 23(b) ....

Judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday sentenced two former Bosnian Serb police officers each to 22 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the...

Displaced people in Somalia face the risk of physical abuse and rape, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Wednesday. HRW noted that the threat of beatings and rape from internal...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Windsor , the second of two cases the court heard this week on same-sex marriage . In Wednesday's argument, the...

Apple on Tuesday requested that the US District Court for the Northern District of California grant a new trial on damages in its ongoing patent infringement dispute against Samsung Electronics . Judge...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida city commission's pre-meeting prayers, in turn rejecting an atheist group's argument that such a public forum practice illegally...