North Dakota Wednesday filed suit in US District Court for the District of Minnesota against Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and other state officials over Minnesota's restrictions on emissions from out-of-state electricity generation. North Dakota's...
The Supreme Court of Canada Friday declared that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) does not have the power to award compensation for legal costs. The high court's 7-0 decision states that the language used...
Medical marijuana advocates Thursday filed suit in a California federal court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the federal government for its recent crackdown on marijuana dispensaries in the state. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) ...
The presidents of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday presented their respective annual reports to the UN General Assembly ,...
The Uruguayan House of Representatives voted 50-40 Thursday to revoke a 25-year-old amnesty law , which prevented investigations, adjudications and human rights prosecutions of military junta officials during their regime between 1973-1985....
An Indonesian court announced Wednesday that it would reduce the 15-year prison sentence being served by a radical Indonesian cleric. A spokesman for the Jakarta High Court confirmed without elaboration that the chief judge reduced the jail term to...
Four candidates were named Tuesday as potential successors to International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo when his nine-year term expires next year. The Search Committee for the position of the Prosecutor of the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday requested that the Republic of Malawi explain why that country's authorities failed to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his widely reported visit there for...
Citigroup Inc. on Wednesday announced a $285 million settlement to resolve charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that a subsidiary of the global financial services firm defrauded investors...
The head of the European Commission (EC) Sunday announced plans to propose criminal sanctions for wrong-doers in the financial sector. In an interview-format article published over the weekend, EC President Jose Manuel...