The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In US v. Bormes the court heard arguments to determine whether the federal government has sovereign immunity for...
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A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Monday dismissed a suit challenging a Pennsylvania House Resolution declaring 2012 the "Year of the Bible" . The Freedom...
A new Japanese copyright law that criminalizes illegal downloads of music and video files came in effect on Monday. The revised law now imposes penalties of two years in prison and fines of up...
A judge for the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday preventing Pennsylvania's voter identification law from taking effect for the upcoming presidential election. On remand from the Supreme Court...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday lifted an injunction against Samsung which banned the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 . After losing...
The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit challenging a California law that bans sexual orientation therapy for minors. California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed...
The rule of law continues to deteriorate in Egypt , and human rights abuses are occurring with alarming frequency, according to two reports released Tuesday by Amnesty International (AI) . In the report "Egypt: Brutality...
The US Supreme Court opened its 2012 term on Monday with the release of an order list dealing with a number of petitions for certiorari and granting orders in some cases that they have not yet...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , the court heard new arguments on whether three oil companies are...
A prominent Cambodian radio broadcaster and rights activist was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Monday after being convicted of insurrection and inciting rebellion against the state. Mam Sonando, 71, runs the independent Beehive radio station and has been...
