European Commission refers Greece and Sweden to ECJ for environmental violations
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that it is referring Sweden and Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with previous judgments regarding environmental issues. The EC...
UN expert urges recognition of interdependency of environmental and human rights
UN Independent Expert on human rights and the environment John Knox stated Tuesday that international governments must acknowledge and account for human rights when formulating environmental regulations. Knox delivered his remarks in Nairobi at the...
More than 140 nations gathered in Geneva for a UN forum agreed on Saturday to a legally binding treaty addressing the use of mercury, a metal that is infamous for its detrimental effects on health and the...
Judge overseeing Apple-Samsung lawsuits requests temporary 'ceasefire'
The judge presiding over the ongoing patent infringement between litigation Apple and Samsung Electronics requested on Thursday that both sides call a "cease fire" on introducing new suits against the other until after she has determined if...
Federal judge denies Apple motion for sanctions over evidence disclosure
Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday denied a motion filed by Apple requesting that the court sanction Samsung Electronics , and...
Federal judge strikes down provision of Defense of Marriage Act
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that California's state pension system must afford same-sex spouses of state workers the same access to long-term care insurance as heterosexual spouses. Judge Claudia Wilken of the US District Court for...
Ninth Circuit hears education challenge to CA affirmative action ban
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday heard oral arguments from minority student advocates who urged the court to reconsider California's voter-approved ban on affirmative action based on race or gender preferences in...
More than 20,000 children are subjected to harsh and unsafe conditions while working in Malian gold mines, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. Children reportedly carry heavy ore from the mining shafts and...
US President Barack Obama on Friday requested the withdrawal of national smog standards proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . The draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards would have reduced the amount...
Supreme Court rules vaccine makers immune from design defect suits
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-2 in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth that section 22(b)(1) of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 provides blanket...
