Kosovo Supreme Court rejects appeal of politician's acquittal
The Supreme Court of Kosovo rejected an appeal on Thursday against the acquittal of 10 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, including former commander and politician Fatmir Limaj, who were charged with war crimes in the so-called "Klecka case."...
Mississippi parents file suit against state's public education system
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that Mississippi is failing to uphold its obligations under a federal law that enabled it to rejoin the union after the Civil War. The law...
The Russia Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Russian government's request to ban the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. The court ruled that the group is an "extremist organization" and outlawed their activities in...
The Russian Supreme Court began hearings on Wednesday on a request to outlaw the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. The Russian Ministry of Justice has named the group on a...
Russia opposition leader jailed for resisting police orders during protest
Alexei Navalny, a well-known Russian opposition leader, was arrested on Sunday at a demonstration protesting the alleged corruption of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev . On Monday, the Tverskoy Court fined him 20,000 rubles (USD $350)...
Russia Justice Ministry seeks to classify Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist group
The Russian Ministry of Justice filed a suit in the Russian Supreme Court Friday seeking to classify Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist group . The suit claims that the religious group is closer to a cult than...
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation annulled the 2.5 year prison sentence of Ildar Dadin, who was the first person to be convicted under a relatively new anti-protest law. Dadin was imprisoned in 2015 under...
Russia opposition leader convicted and sentenced for embezzlement
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was found guilty of embezzlement on Wednesday and suspended sentenced of five years and a 500,000-rouble (USD 8,500) fine by a court in Kirov, Russia. Navalny runs the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which investigates the...
EU appoints 19 international judges to special court in Kosovo
The European Union on Tuesday appointed 19 international judges for a special court in Kosovo that will prosecute war crimes committed between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2000. Twelve of the judges come from countries within...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by several large banks asking to dismiss lawsuits brought by private investor groups accusing them of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate. The...
