The UN Security Council requested on Friday that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon consult with the government of Burundi and members of the African Union about an option that would enable the council to deploy a UN...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM) filed a motion on Tuesday to request that the federal court unseal any docket sheets associated with a government request to unlock an iPhone in Massachusetts. The ACLUM...
The League of United Latin American Citizens and Congressman Marc Veasy , along with other plaintiffs, filed an application with the US Supreme Court on Friday, asking the court to vacate a stay that allowed...
Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter signed Senate Bill 1389 on Friday, making it legal throughout the state for Idaho residents over 21 years of age to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Previously, it...
The US Supreme Court on Friday released the hearing list for the two-week, 11 hearing period beginning on Monday. The court will hear arguments for Wittman v. Personhuballah on Monday. The case concerns Virginia's redistricting...
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) addressed the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Turkey on Friday, stating that it is important to ensure safeguards in executing the agreement and to respect...
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the death sentence of a former opposition politician on Tuesday for allegedly committing war crimes during the 1971 war of independence. Mir Quasem Ali, who is accused of murder and...
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed the Fantasy Contests Act into law on Monday, making the state the first to regulate online fantasy sports. The law requires fantasy contest operators to register with the state and conduct annual...
Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Thursday that corruption charges against a member of Congress can move forward, possibly impacting impeachment efforts toward President Dilma Rousseff . Prosecutors believe that the leader of the lower house of...
Louisiana officials filed a response Wednesday in the US Supreme Court defending a law regulating abortion just days after the court heard oral arguments in another major abortion case from Texas. Clinics on the...