The American Psychological Association (APA) voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a resolution supporting full marriage equality for same-sex couples. Just before the opening day of the APA's annual convention , a 157-member policymaking body adopted...
Sixteen countries on Wednesday filed briefs in the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the controversial Alabama immigration law that expands restrictions on undocumented immigrants. Central and South American countries,...
A three-judge panel for the California First District Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Thursday that DNA samples cannot be taken broadly from any adult arrested or charged with a felony. Striking down a 2004...
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr fired his defense lawyers Wednesday with no explanation, according to a directive obtained by Miami Herald Thursday. Khadr released his two...
The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a challenge by the State Auditor to the state Attorney General practice of paying fees to hired private counsel directly out of litigation awards. State Auditor Stacey...
US President Barack Obama issued a directive Thursday barring war criminals and human rights violators from entering the country. Under the new proclamation, which took effect immediately, the Secretary of State determines which criminals or violators will...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has vacated a previous ruling declaring Hazelton, Pennsylvania's immigration laws unconstitutional. Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Relief Act and Landlord Tenant Ordinance deny permits to businesses that...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that former US attorney general John Ashcroft is entitled to absolute immunity from the claims of a Muslim American detained...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Montana ruled Wednesday that Congress' removal of the Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) , not through...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld can be sued by a former US military contractor who claims he...