The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of wrongful death claims by the families of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees, Yasser Al-Zahrani of Saudi Arabia and Salah Al-Salami of Yemen, who…
The Jurist The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Tuesday in Fisher v. University of Texas to determine whether the court’s decisions interpreting the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, including Grutter v. Bollinger, permit the… [full story]
BBC News US prosecutors have added wire fraud and additional criminal copyright infringement counts to their case against file-sharing site Megaupload. New details have emerged as officials filed a 90-page superceding indictment against the company and its founder Kim Dotcom.…
BBC News A French court has found the US biotech giant Monsanto legally responsible for the poisoning of a farmer who inhaled a powerful weedkiller. Correspondents say the case could influence rulings in other countries on the use of pesticides.…
BBC News The governor of Washington has signed the US state’s gay marriage bill into law, making it the eighth place in the nation to allow same-sex weddings. “I’m proud our same-sex couples will no longer be treated as separate…
BBC News A US woman who stole a baby from a New York City hospital in 1987 and raised the child as her own has pleaded guilty to kidnapping. As the stolen infant’s real mother wept in the federal court…
BBC News An American-Indian tribe in South Dakota has sued some of the world’s biggest beer firms over severe alcohol-related issues in the community. The Oglala Sioux Tribe are asking for $500m for healthcare, social services and child rehabilitation. Tribal…
BBC News Five of the biggest US banks have agreed to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices. The deal, struck with the US government and most US states, follows allegations of abusive practices…
BBC News California’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a San Francisco appeals court has ruled. A statewide referendum on the issue, known as Proposition 8, imposed a bar on gay unions in November 2008 but that was overturned by…
BBC News Five killer whales have been named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans. A US judge is considering a complaint by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’…