UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for Iraq’s political leaders to work together “with a higher sense of urgency” to form a new government, warning that further delays could create more instability. Since holding elections five months ago, there have been disagreements within the country as to who has the authority to build the [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Wednesday announced that they would pursue a legal challenge to the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) licensing scheme, despite being issued a license to represent Anwar al-Awlaki . Al-Awlaki is a US citizen who is suspected of being a member of [...]

Opponents of a new Kenya constitution on Thursday peacefully conceded to those in favor of the change, after early results from a national referendum strongly favored the constitution. Voting on the constitution took place Wednesday amid concerns that high turnout and heated debate over the referendum could cause a repeat of the violence seen during [...]

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) , seeking to overturn its decision to allow the Cordoba House project to proceed. The Cordoba House, a planned Islamic cultural center and mosque to be located two blocks from the site of [...]

Egyptian dissident Saad Eddin Ibrahim on Wednesday returned to Egypt after three years of exile, despite nine outstanding criminal complaints against him. Ibrahim, founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Centre for Development Studies , has been a prominent human rights activist and outspoken critic of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak . Ibrahim returned for the two-week visit [...]

Vague language and inconsistent interpretations of policy have hindered the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ability to effectively evaluate and approve medical devices, according to a new FDA report released Wednesday. A committee from the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) , which regulates medical devices sold in the US, conducted the report [...]

Oil company British Petroleum (BP) was sued Tuesday in a $10 billion class action lawsuit over a toxic chemical leak that lasted for 40 days at its refinery in Texas City, TX. The complaint was filed by Texas attorney Anthony Buzbee in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Texas on behalf [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday ruled that California’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the US Constitution . Judge Vaughn Walker held that the ban, known as Proposition 8 , violated both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. He [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled its lawsuit against Intel on Wednesday, with the industry-leading microchip maker agreeing to a set of conditions designed to facilitate fairer competition from competitors such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia . The FTC originally filed suit alleging violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act [...]

An officer for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees said Wednesday said that lawyer Mohammad Mostafei, who is defending a woman sentenced to death in Iran, is seeking asylum in Turkey after fleeing Iran following alleged harassment by Iranian officials. Mostafei is currently being held by Turkey for illegally entering the [...]