The Washington Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that a voter approved measure requiring a super-majority vote by the state legislature in order to raise taxes is unconstitutional. The initiative was approved by voters...
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Washington Supreme Court rules tax law unconstitutional
UN rights chief recounts challenges, advances in 2012
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Bahrain female activist sentenced to 3 months in jail
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Dutch court convicts woman for inciting genocide in Rwanda
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Former Haiti dictator appears before court after fourth summons
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Obama administration urges Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage ban
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Spain Supreme Court strikes down city burqa ban
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Canada Supreme Court declines to hear ‘Toronto 18’ appeal
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US House reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act
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Wikileaks defendant pleads guilty lesser charges
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday presented an annual report detailing her office's efforts in 2012 and urging further action to confront global human rights challenges. The report identifies and...
A court of appeals in Bahrain overturned the acquittal of Zainab al-Khawaja, who is accused of insulting a government employee, and sentenced her to three months of imprisonment on Friday, according to the Bahrain State New Agency...
A Dutch court on Friday convicted Yvonne Basebya , a Dutch citizen born in Rwanda, of inciting genocide in Rwanda in 1994. The District Court of The Hague sentenced Basebya to six years and eight months...
Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier appeared before a Haitian court on Thursday, after previously rebuffing summonses for alleged human rights abuses from 1971-1986. Thursday's hearing marked the first time that the plaintiffs confronted ...
The Obama administration urged the US Supreme Court Thursday to strike down California's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry . The US Department of Justice...
The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a city ban on wearing veils over the face in municipal buildings, finding that the law infringes on religious...
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the appeals of three men convicted of participation in a terrorist plot. Zakaria Amara, Saad Khalid and Saad Gaya, who were members of the "Toronto 18" terrorist...
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a vote of 286-138 with seven not voting. The Senate approved [JURIST...
Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty on Thursday to 10 of the 22 charges against him for providing classified materials to WikiLeaks in what the government says is the largest leak...
