Three UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged action to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, saying it iis "ot just about water, but human rights." The experts on extreme poverty, housing, and water and sanitation...
New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Monday ruled that New York election officials may certify the recent primary election results after rejecting a challenge to the state's "closed primary" system. New York attorney Mark Warren...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Monday. In Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. the court will rule on the appropriate test to determine when a feature...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday in Ocasio v. United States that a defendant may be convicted of conspiring to violate the Hobbs Act based on proof that he reached an agreement...
The US Army Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that the lawyers for US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl should be allowed access to classified materials. In an opinion made public Saturday, the three-judge court upheld the military...
The Supreme Court of North Korea on Friday sentenced US citizen, Kim Dong-chul, to 10 years in prison and hard labor on charges of subversion and espionage . Kim, 62, was a resident of Virginia before moving to China...
US Central Command released its final report Friday on the October airstrike that hit a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, finding that the strike was not a war crime. The investigation concluded...
The US Supreme Court on Friday refused to block Texas from enforcing its controversial voter identification law. Plaintiffs had filed an application with the Supreme Court last month, asking the court to vacate a...
The US Supreme Court approved a rule change Thursday that would permit US judges to issue search warrants granting access to computers in any jurisdiction. Chief Justice John Roberts sent the changes to the Federal Rules...
The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to pass the Email Privacy Act" . The purpose of the bill is to protect the e-mail correspondence of American citizens, as under the current Electronic Communications Privacy...