The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , sitting en banc, ruled Tuesday that "a textual and historical analysis of the Second Amendment demonstrates that the Constitution does not confer a freestanding...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied certiorari in two cases concerning who can give permission to access a computer—an issue crucial to the determination of the meaning of the term "hacking." One of these...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, denied certiorari to consider the last remaining conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, a Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee and former personal assistant to Osama bin Laden, who was...
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the suspension of Catalonia's planned parliamentary session on independence next week warning Catalan parliament speaker Carme Forcadell and other members of his speakers' board that they will be subject to prosecution if...
A divided US Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated an injunction granted by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit , clearing the way for the State of Alabama to execute Jeffrey Lynn Borden....
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a 27-page report on Monday alleging that Jordan conducted mass summary deportations of Syrian refugees without affording them an adequate opportunity to challenge their removal from the country. The report...
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, was convicted and sentenced by a Moscow court to 20 days in jail on Monday after for calling on his supporters to join him in an unauthorized rally in Nizhny Novgorod. Russian officials...
The Western Cape High Court in South Africa on Wednesday ruled that parliament must amend the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to compel political parties in South Africa to disclose the sources of their...
US President Donald Trump on Thursday waived the Jones Act , a near-century-old law, easing shipping restrictions for hurricane relief to be sent to Puerto Rico. The waiver was announced by White House Press Secretary...
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov warned on Monday that continued illegal settlements in East Jerusalem are threatening the hopes for a two-state solution in the area and undermining Palestinian belief...