A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday upheld a controversial provision of Arizona's immigration law that requires law enforcement officials to check the immigration status...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reconsider a case in which it decided last month...

The International Labor Organization (ILO) announced Wednesday that the Convention on Domestic Workers (CDW) , which states that workers who manage families and households for a living should be guaranteed the same labor rights as all other...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit , sitting en banc on Wednesday, ruled that Minnesota's disclosure requirement law for political contributions is unconstitutional, reversing an earlier decision by a three-judge panel....

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday allowed a New Hampshire law requiring the use of photo identification in order to cast a regular ballot during elections. The new law is schedule to...

Greek judges and court employees on Wednesday assembled in front of the country's Supreme Court in Athens to protest proposed pay cuts under the austerity measures for 2013-2014 which will eliminate public sector jobs and lower wages and pension...

A German state official clarified Wednesday that circumcision for religious reasons is legal in Berlin. State justice minister Thomas Heilmann stated that circumcision would be legal if (1)...

Attorneys for Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Public Utility Commission (PUC) filed a brief with the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Tuesday arguing that the appellate court erred in overturning portions of...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that American Airlines and United Continental Holdings must stand trial to defend against a claim by World Trade Center Properties (WTCP), the owners of the World Trade Center towers, who claim that the negligence...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told a General Assembly meeting on Wednesday that both Syrian and rebel forces are responsible for perpetrating widespread rights abuses across the nation. In a statement accompanying his remarks, Ban noted that...