The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday ruled on a suit brought by several Kentucky environmental groups, including a chapter of the Sierra Club , against Stephen L. Johnson [EPA...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to retailer Costco in a copyright infringement action brought by watch manufacturer Omega . Omega...

Judge Lucy Billings of the New York State Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged the decision made by New York Governor David Paterson to recognize out-of-state...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged Iran Tuesday to ban the use of the death penalty against juvenile offenders. The OHCHR statement comes as...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea. Oral arguments...

The Iraqi government announced plans Wednesday to rebuild Abu Ghraib prison , where US military guards were photographed abusing Iraqi prisoners . Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Iraqi Cabinet had approved...

Defence of Human Rights Chairman Khalid Khawaja petitioned the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday to register abduction charges against Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf and several other high-ranking officials from his...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a non-employee consultant may be held liable for misstatements or omissions in periodic financial reports filed with the US Securities...

US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released Arab activist Sami Al-Arian after five years in federal custody. The former University of South Florida (USF) computer science professor...

The Mauritanian Parliament has elected eight of its members to a High Court set to try deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on corruption charges. Legislators chose four National Assembly members and four...