Education and parent groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent the Michigan government from using certain public funds for private schools. The suit is a response to the state's education budget , which allocates $2.5 million for reimbursements...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corporation , a case involving the authority of bankruptcy courts. The case involves a trucking company seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation, Léo Heller , on Tuesday urged the international community involved in development cooperation to work toward ensuring that people everywhere have rights to water and sanitation ....
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would prohibit cities in the state from passing so-called "sanctuary" laws limiting how local government groups cooperate with federal immigration agencies. The bill defines a sanctuary policy...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed HB 1549, known as the the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2017 , on Tuesday, which would prohibit abortions because of Down's Syndrome or genetic abnormalities of the child. According to the...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that members of the Libyan National Army (LNA) may have committed war crimes in Benghazi on and around March 18. Benghazi has been center of stand-off between the LNA and...
Former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye met with The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for several hours on Tuesday in connection with the ongoing corruption probe. Park began the day by giving an apology ...
The Pakistan National Assembly voted Tuesday to renew an amendment to the country's constitution that allows military tribunals to oversee civilians accused of terrorist-related crimes. Pakistan first made the amendment following an attack [Al Jazeera...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker and Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. . In Microsoft Corp. v. Baker the court heard arguments on whether a...
The Senate Judiciary Committee continued confirmation hearings on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Gorsuch faced numerous questions and concerns by Democrats on issues of abortion, gun control and campaign spending....