The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday, both dealing with different aspects of immigration. In Holder v. Sawyers , consolidated with Holder v. Gutierrez, the court...
In a speech on Sunday, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa promised to amend the nation's constitution to allow the National Assembly more oversight of ministers and cabinet members. If passed, the...
Two business advocacy groups filed motions in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, contesting the constitutionality of US President Barack Obama's recent recess appointments . The National...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. , the court heard arguments on whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday in Smith v. Cain to overturn the conviction of Juan Smith due to the New Orleans District Attorney's office withholding material evidence from the...
The FBI (FBI) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an official update of the federal government's definition of rape to include the violation of "any person" rather than the previous definition that only...
Internet restrictions passed in February 2010 are set to go into effect in Belarus on Friday, amid international criticism. The law creates several tiers of limitations on the Internet. Anyone who owns a shared...
On Thursday, former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced that she will discontinue all appeals and that she will solely rely on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official...
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Belarus Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2011 , imposing new sanctions on Belarus in reaction to what the bill's author calls "the worst...
Amnesty International (AI) responded Monday to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il by urging his son and likely successor Kim Jong-un to improve the nation's human rights record. AI...