President-elect of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto announced Monday that he is proposing constitutional reforms that will increase government transparency. The proposed reforms will mark the first legislation that Mexico's new president has announced...
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Alabama asks federal appeals to reconsider immigration law
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Federal appeals court upholds Illinois campaign donor disclosure law
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US transfers control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan, retains some prisoners
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Hungary charges 90-year-old former communist minister with war crimes
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Alabama state officials petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to reconsider a ruling partially striking down the state's immigration law . In August a three-judge...
The US Court of Appeals for the Circuit on Monday upheld an Illinois state law that requires all organizations to disclose their funding sources, including groups that do not focus on elections. In a 2-1...
A judge for the Superior Court of Quebec ruled Monday that the Canadian federal government cannot end the Quebec long-gun registry. The decision invalidated two parts of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act...
The US handed control of the Parwan prison at Bagram Air Base over to Afghanistan officials Monday, although the US retains control of 600 prisoners. These prisoners include Afghani detainees that the US fears...
The Budapest Chief Prosecutor on Monday announced charges against a near-91-year-old former communist interior minister for war crimes in connection with the killing of more than 50 civilians demonstrating against the Hungarian regime in 1956....
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that the married owners of a prospective tattoo parlor could bring suit against the City of Mesa for violating the couple's constitutionally protected rights to freedom of expression in...
The US Department of State on Friday said that former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo should be immune from a Connecticut lawsuit filed over the 1997 killings of 45 people...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Southern of Florida ruled Friday that a suit against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) over the agency's failure to report Allen Stanford...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday addressed the world's most significant human rights issues as she opened the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council . Pillay criticized Bahrain...
