A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a conspiracy conviction of the former personal assistant to Osama bin Laden. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that a military...

The UN Independent Expert on minority issues, Rita Izsák-Ndiaye , on Thursday urged the Sri Lankan government to better protect minorities following the civil war. Izsák-Ndiaye advised that for true change to take place a concerted...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye said Thursday that governments are "wielding the tools of censorship" and cautioned that "the freedom...

The Spanish Constitutional Court on Thursday overturned the bullfighting ban in Catalonia. The court reasoned that governmental intrusion into state ordered and sponsored entertainment undermines individual states' rights to maintain common cultural heritage—bullfighting...

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday acquitted 14 of the 31 individuals convicted of burning more than 30 people to death in the 2002 post-Godhra Sardarpura massacre, while maintaining the sentences of the rest. The High...

Advocate General Nils Wahl of the European Court of Justice issued an opinion on Thursday in favor of Intel in the dispute over a €1.06 billion EU antitrust fine imposed for anti-competitive behavior. Wahl questioned whether...

The government of Scotland announced Thursday it has published a draft bill for a second referendum that would give the country the opportunity to consider independence from the UK. The government explained the move was made to...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that a website operator is legally permitted to store visitors' Internet protocol addresses (IP addresses) because they have a legitimate interest in protecting themselves against cyber attacks. Under EU...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that Germany's price floor for prescription drugs violates free trade. Germany currently has a statutory scheme for medical insurance in which patients pay some out of pocket for...

A court in Iran on Tuesday sentenced two US citizens to 10 years in prison following convictions on charges that they spied and "cooperated" with the US. Siamak Namazi, a businessman, and his elderly father, Baquer Namazi, both have...