A US federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Liberian commander known as "Jungle Jabbah" to 30 years in prison for defrauding the US immigration authorities and lying about his role during the Liberian civil war. Mohammed Jabbateh,...
Two federal regulators on Friday announced a $1 billion settlement with Wells Fargo after finding that the the bank violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office...
Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled against Exxon's request to ban the state's attorney general from investigating whether the oil conglomerate knew of the effect fossil fuels have on climate change and if they failed to disclose critical...
A coalition of 23 consumer, child safety and privacy advocacy groups filed a complaint Monday with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that YouTube violated children's privacy laws by collecting and selling data from children under...
A German court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on the charge of rebellion for his role during Catalonia's independence movement. Puigdemont had declared Catalonia's independence from Spain...
UN human rights experts on Friday urged the international community to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the killings by Israeli security forces of at least 16 Palestinian protesters near the Gaza fence. Palestinian protestors assembled in...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that service advisors at car dealerships are excluded from federal overtime pay requirements. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that service advisors are exempt from overtime pay under the...
A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected Exxon's lawsuit claiming officials in New York and Massachusetts were pursuing bad faith investigation in violation of the oil corporations rights. The attorneys general are investigating whether Exxon's securities filings...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday released a report alleging that former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa abused the criminal justice system to target indigenous leaders and environmentalists who protested mining and oil exploration in the Amazon....
UN human rights experts expressed concern Friday over the diminishing health of Jiang Tianyong, a prominent human rights lawyer jailed in China for inciting subversion of state power. Jaing's health has dramatically deteriorated in recent months, and the...