The Australian state of Tasmania moved closer to passing a ban on circumcision after the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) issued a report on Tuesday recommending that the state ban circumcision except for...
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Tasmania legal panel proposes ban on circumcisions
Wisconsin AG to ask state Supreme Court to reinstate voter ID law
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South Korea rejects Japan proposal to have ICJ resolve dispute over islands
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Federal judge rules priests not Vatican employees in sex abuse case
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Germany party appeals law banning anonymous phone purchases
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Federal appeals court rules against EPA in cross-state pollution case
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New Hampshire Supreme Court revokes class action status in cigarette lawsuit
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Romania Constitutional Court invalidates national referendum to remove president
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Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen announced on Tuesday that he will ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn an injunction barring enforcement of the state's voter identification law in advance...
The government of South Korea on Tuesday rejected a proposal by Japan to have the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolve an ongoing territorial dispute between the two countries regarding a group of islands to...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon ruled in favor of the Vatican on Monday by holding that priests are not employees of the Holy See , the ecclesiastical, governmental and...
A member of the the German Pirate Party filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights challenging a German law that requires pre-paid cell phone purchasers to provide valid identification with each purchase....
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) when it issued...
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire on Tuesday revoked class action status in a lawsuit challenging the labeling of "light" cigarettes. The plaintiff, Karen Lawrence, filed the lawsuit in 2002 alleging that Philip Morris, Inc....
The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled Tuesday that the July 29 national referendum to remove President Traian Basescu from office is invalidated for failing to achieve the required threshold of 50 percent voter turnout. The...
The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice urged the government of Tunisia on Tuesday to ensure that women's rights are protected in line with the nation's...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday sought a life sentence for former Bosnian Serb army commander Zdravko Tolimir , who served under Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news...
