Attorneys for Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Public Utility Commission (PUC) filed a brief with the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Tuesday arguing that the appellate court erred in overturning portions of...
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that American Airlines and United Continental Holdings must stand trial to defend against a claim by World Trade Center Properties (WTCP), the owners of the World Trade Center towers, who claim that the negligence...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told a General Assembly meeting on Wednesday that both Syrian and rebel forces are responsible for perpetrating widespread rights abuses across the nation. In a statement accompanying his remarks, Ban noted that...
Planned Parenthood on Wednesday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its ruling which allows Texas to impose a funding ban on clinics affiliated with abortion providers...
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday revealed violent human rights violations committed in the Maldives against opposition groups and called for an immediate independent investigation into the actions of security forces. The Maldives have...
Mauritanian authorities extradited former Libyan chief of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya on Wednesday according to Mauritania state news agencies. Al-Senussi was arrested in Mauritania in March, and Libya is now seeking to try al-Senussi ...
The chief judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that an inmate serving life without parole must be granted gender reassignment surgery as it is the only possible treatment...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday ordered Oracle to reimburse Google about $1 million for costs incurred during the course of the companies' recent patent litigation...
The Egyptian Ministry of Justice on Tuesday brought charges against former culture minister Farouq Hosni for corruption. He has been accused of illegally obtaining 27 million Egyptian pounds (USD $4.5 million) during his term as culture minister...
Cambodian officials said Tuesday that they will deport the Swedish founder of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) . The announcement came after visiting Swedish officials presented the Cambodian authorities with the conviction and prison...