A panel of three judges in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Tuesday issued new voting maps for use in the 2012 elections. The new maps were issued after the US...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , the court heard arguments on whether three oil companies are immune from...

The UK has begun circulating a proposal for changes to the European Convention on Human Rights , which was leaked to the press on Tuesday. The proposal, entitled the Brighton Declaration , began circulating to member states last...

The Virginia Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would require a woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The bill was passed by the Virginia House...

The Constitutional Council of the French Republic on Tuesday ruled that a French law making it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered a genocide by the Ottoman Empire...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant an injunction, and denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Michigan v. US Army Corp. of Engineers . Five states petitioned the court...

The Virginia Senate on Monday approved a bill requiring identification from those trying to vote in elections. The bill passed 21-20 after an initial 20-20 deadlock that was broken by Lt. Governor Bill...

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that use of a parliamentary subcommittee to fast-track decisions related to eurozone bailouts is unconstitutional, and that such decisions require full oversight of the...

Iran executed twice as many people in 2011 as it did in the previous year, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. The report, entitled "'We Are Ordered to Crush You': Expanding Repression of Dissent in Iran,"...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has decided to transfer the case of Fulgence Kayishema to the Rwandan authorities. The three-panel Referral Chamber ordered the transfer so that Rwandan authorities can refer...