The US Supreme Court on Monday added two cases, BNSF Railway Company v. Loos and Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. Devries , to its docket for next term. In BNSF Railway Company, the central issue to be decided is whether BNSF’s court-ordered payments to Loos for time lost from work is subject to employment [...]
Delaware became the first state in the nation to completely ban marriage for anyone under 18 on Wednesday. Governor John Carney signed House Bill 337 into law, which went into effect immediately. The law makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to get married, regardless of parental approval. Under previous law , [...]
Chinese tycoon Wu Xiaohui was sentenced by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court to 18 years in prison after he plead guilty to charges of fraud and embezzlement. A large portion of his property will also be confiscated. Wu was convicted of embezzling more than $10 billion from those who invested in the insurance [...]
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Monday detailing new research that reveals individuals who are detained on politically-motivated charges in Egypt are being held in conditions that amount to torture. AI's report, "Crushing humanity: the abuse...
Egypt's chief prosecutor on Monday referred 555 individuals suspected of joining a local affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group to military court. The charges against them arise out of a series of attacks carried out...
A Brazilian appeals court unanimously upheld the corruption conviction of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday. The ruling brings da Silva one step closer to being barred from running for Presidency and serving his sentence in prison....
Amnesty International (AI) called for a full investigation on Thursday into the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco. Franco, a 38-year-old human rights defender known for her outspokenness against police brutality, was shot dead...
Indiana's House approved a bill Wednesday that lifts prohibitions that kept those previously protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from obtaining professional licenses for dozens of occupations including cosmetology and...
A three-judge panel for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order on Monday that stalls the proposed settlement of a lawsuit files by the House of Representatives during the Obama administration over...
Legal counsel for the Philippine government asked the Supreme Court on Monday to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno over allegations that she did not properly declare her assets. The move is the latest against...
