US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday refused the request for a stay in Hedges v. Obama that would have temporarily blocked enforcement of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA) . A group of reporters and advocates filed an emergency appeal with Ginsburg Thursday in the hopes of blocking the law [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the country’s controversial Anti-Terrorism Act is constitutional, issuing a series of unanimous rulings that establish a definition of terrorism in the country’s Criminal Code. In a 7-0 ruling, the court dismissed the appeal brought by Mohammed Momin Khawaja , the first person ever to be charged under [...]

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced Friday that accused computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not face charges in England and Wales. McKinnon is accused of hacking into NASA, Department of Defense, Air Force, Army and Navy computers in violation of US computer laws but claims he was trying to find evidence of UFO activity and [...]

The UN Working Group on discrimination against women on Friday expressed grave concern over Egypt’s draft constitution , scheduled for a referendum on Saturday. Independent expert Kamala Chandrakirana noted that almost no women were included in the Constituent Assembly that approved the draft constitution last month, saying that, “women’s perspectives were grossly under-represented in the [...]

North Carolina Judge Gregory Weeks ruled Thursday that racial discrimination played a role in jury selection that secured the death sentences of Tilmon Golphin, Christina Walters and Quintel Augustine, commuting their sentences. Under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act (RJA) , individuals who have received a death sentence may attempt to have that sentence removed by [...]

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Thursday that they are not doing enough to root out Sudanese war criminals. According to Bensouda, the situation in Darfur continues to be of serious concern, and the ongoing violence constitutes war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Bensouda urged the Security [...]

A jury in the US District Court for the District of Delaware found Thursday that Apple Inc. infringed on patents held by MobileMedia Ideas LLC . The three patents at issue in the case relate to the camera phone, call handling and call rejecting. The court has not scheduled when it will determine damages. MobileMedia [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that data stored on personal cell phones is not protected by the Stored Communications Act (SCA) . The court determined that the act does not protect information stored on personal devices such as cell phones, laptops and personal computers. The lawsuit was brought by [...]

The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the term of office of five judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Justices Mehmet Guney of Turkey, Khalida Rachid Khan of Pakistan, Arlette Ramaroson of Madagascar, Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov of the Russian Federation and Andresia Vaz of Senegal, all permanent [...]

The Honduran National Congress on Wednesday voted to dismiss four justices of the country’s Supreme Court for alleged abuse of their position. The dismissal of the judges came after the justices ruled last week that a police reform bill supported by the congress and President Porfirio Lobo was unconstitutional. Lobo indicated earlier this week that [...]