Search Results for: 2016-04-05

Brazilian local media reported Tuesday that the country's top prosecutors have requested an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff over alleged connections to the Petrobras corruption scandal. Though Rousseff has spoken against the accusations and threatened legal action, prosecutors claim that...

Four men were arrested Monday in connection with the murder of Berta Cáceres, the founder of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations Honduras (COPINH) and a prominent defender of indigenous rights and the...

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...

One day after storming parliament, Iraqi protesters are camping out Sunday within the confines of Baghdad's International Zone, also referred to as the "Green Zone." The Green Zone is a secured area that includes embassies and government buildings....

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (GDB) announced its agreement with various state chartered credit unions in Puerto Rico whereby the maturity date of approximately $33 million of notes issued in a limited private...

The North Gauteng High Court in South Africa on Friday ordered that the 2009 decision to discontinue the prosecution of President Jacob Zuma on 783 corruption charges be set aside, and that Zuma and his codefendants...

The Constitutional Court of Colombia on Thursday legalized same-sex marriage. In a 6-3 decision , the court found that same-sex marriage does not violate the country's constitution . The decision comes just...

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina upheld the state's voter ID law on Monday. House Bill 589 requires that any "qualified voter voting in person ......

JURIST Guest Columnist Lisa C. Ikemoto of University of California-Davis School of Law discusses the latest ACA challenge to appear in front of the US Supreme Court...The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell on March 23,...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that state plans by Maryland and New Jersey impeded upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) authority under the Federal Power Act . The states were...