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...
International rights groups have reported that refugees and migrants housed in Greek camps are cutting themselves, attempting suicide and abusing drugs. According to a report made by Save the Children Thursday and a report...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday approved a $27 million settlement in a class action lawsuit between Lyft Inc. and its drivers. The suit challenged...
The escalation of hostilities in Eastern Ukraine between January and February has had a devastating impact on the lives of civilians, according to a UN report released Wednesday. The unrest has reportedly caused several deaths and numerous injuries,...
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected a challenge to a voter approved minimum wage law. The court had agreed to consider the constitutionality of Proposition 206 last month. The institution of this law raises...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday in Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado that a juror's racial bias creates an exception to the no-impeachment rule that limits the second-guessing of jury verdicts. The rule is designed...
Bahrain's justice ministry filed a lawsuit on Monday to dissolve an opposition group because of its threat to security. According to the ministry, the National Democratic Action Society, or Waad, had committed serious violations contrary to...
The Minnesota House approved a bill on Thursday to prevent cities from implementing their own labor laws. HF 600 would ultimately prohibit local governments from regulating minimum wage, paid and unpaid leave, advance notice of work...
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dubravka Šimonović, urged the government of Australia on Friday to include all women in the fight to stop violence against women. According to Šimonović, violence against women in Australia is at...
UN experts on Wednesday urged governments around the world to protect rare plants and animals. According to UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment John Knox,The rapid loss of biological diversity around the world should be...