The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday formally approved the dismissal of over 21,000 drug convictions that were deemed to be "tainted" by a former state chemist's misconduct. This action has been deemed [CBS...
The Russia Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Russian government's request to ban the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. The court ruled that the group is an "extremist organization" and outlawed their activities in...
The Pakistan Supreme Court rejected calls on Thursday to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office stating that there was insufficient evidence concerning the corruption allegations against Sharif and his family to constitutionally...
On Wednesday law firm Hagens Berman filed a class action lawsuit in California's Northern District Court against car company Tesla over the self driving function in their vehicles. The lawsuit alleges that...
Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Thursday that the Turkish Constitutional Court would reject any opposition challenge to a referendum that expanded President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers, and the European Court of Human...
The Uruguayan House of Senators approved a bill on Tuesday that would make femicide an explicit criminal offense of its own. The legislation is being passed to the House of Representatives for further approval. The bill would...
Amnesty International (AI) called for police restraint on Wednesday to protect protesters' rights in Venezuela. Protests continue in the country against President Nicolas Maduro , and hundreds of thousands of people held...
Advocacy groups from around the world signed a joint statement on Thursday that called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar. The release of the petition aligned with the third anniversary of U Win Tin's death, a...
The International Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected Ukraine's request for measures to prevent rebels in the country from receiving supplies over its Russian boarder. The court granted measures designed to protect ethnic discrimination in the...
Eugene Owusu , the top United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan on Wednesday warned that without peace in South Sudan humanitarian conditions will continue to deteriorate. Speaking to reporters, Owusu urged that women...