A Thai court on Tuesday ordered demonstrators to allow limited access to Thailand's seat of government in response to a complaint filed by the Office of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva . The Bangkok Civil Court issued an injunction...

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Tuesday held that the judges of the Constitutional Court acted lawfully in filing a grievance against Cape Judge President John Hlophe...

The US House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would limit the government's ability to compel reporters to disclose confidential sources. Under the terms of the Free Flow of Information Act of...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , in which the Court will consider whether federal election law prohibits...

The UK will publish the guidance it gives to intelligence officers for questioning suspects overseas, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told parliament in a written statement Wednesday. Restating the UK's unequivocal condemnation of torture, Brown said that...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday hailed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit not to revisit an earlier decision requiring the Department of...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that an unpublished list of items prohibited from airplanes does not have any binding effect on individuals unless it is made public. The list is...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Connecticut on Thursday reversed a former Navy signalman's conviction for material support of terrorism. Judge Mark Kravitz set aside the conviction of Hassan Abu-Jihaad,...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company the Court heard arguments on whether they...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Flores-Figueroa v. United States , the Court heard arguments on whether a federal "aggravated identity theft" statute...