In a non-binding referendum with only 23 percent turnout, 97 percent of Puerto Rico voters opted for statehood Sunday. Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares announced the results Sunday and said he will communicate the results with the...
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a series of abortion regulations into law on Tuesday. Senate Bill 8 will require the burial or cremation of fetal tissue and bans the donation of fetal tissue. The legislation also bans...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton that a church-affiliated hospital's pension fund is exempt from the federal pension law. The court held that under the Employee Retirement...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Carpenter v. United States to determine, "hether the warrantless seizure and search of historical cell phone records revealing the location and movements...
The US Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court decision striking down a North Carolina state House and Senate redistricting effort as racial gerrymandering that disproportionately impacted black voters. The court affirmed the order...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld a lower court decision blocking President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration. In a per curiam decision, the three-judge panel held, "that the...
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday to establish an independent panel to investigation possible war crimes in Syria. The resolution, approved by a vote of 105 to 15 against, with 52 abstentions, will establish the International,...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for information about the US government's...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for a murder investigation of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte after Duterte admitted to killing people while he served as mayor of Davao. Duterte said...
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a death row inmate may challenge the use of a controversial lethal injection drug. The court ruled 5-4 that Charles Ray Crawford may pursue a challenge in state court...
