UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged South Sudan to reverse an expulsion order against a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) staff member, claiming the government has given...
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UN rights chief urges South Sudan to reverse expulsion of human rights officer
Federal judge gives preliminary approval to credit card fee settlement
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Supreme Court to rule on Voting Rights Act, Maryland DNA collection
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Washington voters approve same-sex marriage
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MoneyGram International reaches settlement for fraud
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Supreme Court affirms stay of execution for Pennsylvania inmate
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Madoff employee pleads guilty to falsifying records
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HRW: Abused migrant women fear deportation from Belgium
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ICTY denies former Serb parliament speaker’s request for early release
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BP and Gulf oil spill plaintiffs urge federal judge to approve settlement agreement
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A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Friday preliminarily approved a proposed settlement of $7.2 billion between merchants and Visa and Mastercard , which would be the largest...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari on Friday in Shelby County v. Holder to determine whether Congress exceeded its authority when it renewed Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act...
Opponents of Washington's new law legalizing same-sex marriage conceded defeat Thursday in their efforts for a referendum veto. Referendum 74 gave Washington voters the choice to accept or reject the state same-sex marriage...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that MoneyGram International, Inc. entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ. According to the DOJ, MoneyGram admitted "to criminally aiding and...
The US Supreme Court affirmed a stay of execution late Thursday night for Pennsylvania inmate Hubert Michael. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the 14-day stay of execution allowed by the US...
Irwin Lipkin, a former controller of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, (BLMIS) pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court Thursday to falsifying records. The full range of charges to which Lipkin has pleaded guilty...
Fear of deportation prevents many migrant women in Belgium from seeking necessary protection from domestic violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Friday. The 57-page report, entitled "'The Law was Against Me':...
The International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday rejected a third request for early release for former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker Momcilo Krajisnik . Krajisnik was convicted [JURIST...
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Thursday heard arguments regarding approval of a class-action settlement agreement between British Petroleum (BP) and various individuals and businesses affected by the 2010 Deepwater...
