UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday welcomed the measures being taken by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to prevent the use of its drugs in state-sponsored execution by lethal injection. Pfizer announced...
South Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban abortions at 20 weeks or later. The House of Representatives voted 79-29 in favor of the bill, which does not contain exceptions for rape or incest....
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Wednesday announced the filing of a lawsuit against Michigan officials over the Flint water contamination crisis. The lawsuit, filed in March in the...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Betterman v. Montana that the Sixth Amendment right to a "speedy trial" ends at conviction. A criminal defendant is entitled to a speedy and public...
The US Senate unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that would let the families of those killed in the September 11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia for any role it had in the terrorist...
The Louisiana state Senate voted to pass House Bill 1081 on Tuesday, banning dilation and evacuation abortion procedures. The bill was approved by the state house in April and is waiting to be signed by Governor John Bel...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas ruled Tuesday that Kansas cannot require voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday rejected an attempt to block a San Francisco law that requires health warning labels on ads for sugary drinks. The law, approved by...
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that halted the enforcement of a provision of Washington, DC's strict gun laws. Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia stated...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that the Second Amendment protects the right to buy and sell firearms. Three individuals challenged an Alameda County, California, ordinance that prohibits gun shops...