A judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah on Friday denied an appeal by 74-year-old death row inmate Ron Lafferty to place a hold on his federal case to challenge his execution by...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced that the last remaining British inmate, Shaker Aamer, has been released and returned to the UK after extensive review by the Guantanamo Review Task...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday denied a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to halt the bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency...

The European Parliament voted 342-274 on Thursday to approve a resolution encouraging its member countries not to extradite Edward Snowden to the US. In an affirmative act passed by a vote of 285-281, Parliament...

The US government's case against five Guantanamo Bay detainees will continue to move forward after a US military judge on Thursday determined that one of the defendants may not fire his defense lawyer . US military judge James...

Apple asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to review and overturn an appeals court ruling that the company conspired with book publishers to increase e-book prices. The US Court of Appeals...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that more immigrants in detention should receive bond hearings and those held more than a year should get additional hearings. The court held that immigrants...

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama issued an order on Wednesday prohibiting Alabama Governor Robert Bentley from terminating the provider agreement between Medicaid and Planned Parenthood...

Guantanamo Bay prisoner Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz was released from detention and sent back to his home country of Mauritania, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Thursday. The Guantanamo Review Task Force, created in...

The USSenate on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at improving cyber-security defenses in the US. The Cybersecurity Sharing Information Act of 2015 encourages private entities "to monitor, and operate defensive measures," which will allow them "to detect,...