A UN legal expert said Wednesday that governments around the world need to do more to combat judicial corruption . Presenting her annual report to the UN General Assembly, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and...
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The European Commission (EC) accused Microsoft on Wednesday of violating an agreement to provide consumers with a choice of Internet browsers. EC Vice President Joaquin Alumnia stated that Microsoft abused...
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday sentenced Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs director, to one year in prison, one year of supervised release and a $5 million fine...
While the international community has come a long way in enacting legal standards to prevent torture and inhumane punishment, UN Committee Against Torture Chairperson Claudio Grossman said Tuesday that there are still too many states practicing torture...
US Attorney Preet Bharara on Wednesday filed a $1 billion civil lawsuit against Bank of America (BOA) claiming the bank committed fraud in residential mortgages. The claim was filed in...
The Dutch Rechtbank 's-Gravenhage court ruled Wednesday that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on a software patent held by Apple . Apple brought the suit alleging Samsung infringed on their patent concerning...
New York's highest court said Tuesday that it will not hear a challenge to the state's Marriage Equality Act (MEA) , effectively dispelling the last viable threat to same sex marriages in the state. The New York Court...
Uruguay President Jose Mujica on Tuesday signed a bill legalizing abortion. The bill provides no restrictions on abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. After the first 12 weeks it provides...
The US Supreme Court opted Tuesday not to act on a request to vacate a last-minute stay of execution order issued by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit , meaning the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to limits on the political contributions that donors can make to candidates running for Montana state offices. Montana's campaign finance law limits the...
