Search Results for: 2014-05-07

The state of Kansas on Wednesday filed an appeal seeking to overturn a federal judge's ruling that blocks a Kansas law that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) ...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas Monday blocked a Kansas law that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) from receiving federal funding....

JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that the opinion upholding health care reform by Judge Sutton, a self-described "middle-management judge," will prove influential in other circuits and beyond due to his conservative...

JURIST Guest Columnist Ilya Somin of George Mason School of Law says that the recent appellate court decision finding the individual mandate constitutional undermines federalism, misconstrues the boundaries of congressional authority, and lays the groundwork for limitless federal mandates... This...

A Michigan public interest law firm, Great Lakes Environmental Law Center (GLELC) , on Monday sent a notice of intent to file suit to Enbridge, Inc. , the Canadian owner of the Michigan...

EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger indicated Saturday that the EU will consider limiting the depth of offshore deepwater oil drilling or placing a temporary moratorium on deepwater drilling following the recent BP Deepwater Horizon...

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution extending the terms of office for the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Resolution 1931 ...

The Fiji High Court sentenced eight men to prison terms ranging from three to seven years for plotting the assassination of the leader of the country's military government on Friday. The sentencing judge, Justice Paul Madigan chastised the men...

The South African Constitutional Court Wednesday refused to hear an appeal brought by former president Thabo Mbeki of a lower court ruling that dismissed corruption charges against his rival, African National Congress...

A judge in the US District Court for the Central District of California Monday sentenced Steven Schulman and David Bershad, two former partners of the law firm now known as Milberg LLP , to six months...