The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that children facing deportation proceedings may not file a class action suit to determine whether they are entitled to an attorney as a...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday ruled in favor of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in a case asserting that the state of...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday denied EU President Donald Tusk's report that May intends to begin Article 50 proceedings by February. Article 50 is the portion of the...

USA Today, the Associated Press and Vice Media on Friday filed a federal complaint against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeking to learn how the government was able to overcome Syed Farook's iPhone's...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reinstate Ohio's Golden Week voting procedure, which allowed people to register and vote in the same week. Golden Week was the first five days of a 35-day...

A UN expert on Tuesday called on all nations to ensure that every existing and future trade agreement abides by and endorses all binding human rights treaties and environmental and health goals. In a statement accompanying release...

The Aruban legislature on Friday voted to give official recognition to same-sex couples, giving them the right to register their unions and receive the benefits granted to other married people. Those benefits, such as the...

Construction on the Dakota Access oil pipeline was paused on Friday by request of three federal agencies that urged pipeline owner Energy Transfer Partners to pause its lawful building after a federal judge ruled in...

Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the 20-year prison sentence given to Sondhi Limthongkul in 2012. A former media magnate, Sondhi violated Securities and Exchange Commission regulations when he fraudulently obtained...

An appeals court in the Algerian city of Setif on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Slimane Bouhafs, a man the court says slandered Islam and the Prophet Muhammed. Bouhaf's lawyer claims his client only criticized political Islam...