Tennessee governor vetoes bill declaring the Bible the official state book
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam vetoed a controversial bill on Friday that would have made the Bible the state's official book. Haslam stated that the bill violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution as well as Article...
Canada introduces bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide
A long-awaited bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide was introduced before the Parliament of Canada on Thursday and is now awaiting passage through the House of Commons and the Senate. This development comes over a year after...
States file brief urging appeals court to allow Maryland cross memorial
Twenty-five states, led by West Virginia, filed a friend of the court brief on Monday to argue that the War World I monument in the shape of a white cross does not violate the constitution. At...
Texas urged the Supreme Court on Monday to alllow it's voter ID laws to remain in effect while under review by a federal appeals court. The Court is considering a plea by a group...
Palestine president establishes controversial constitutional court
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has established a new constitutional court that will be inaugurated Monday with the swearing in of the last justice. The court, which will hold supremacy over all others, was quietly created by presidential decree, but those...
Brazil high court orders legislature to commence impeachment procedures against VP
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday ordered the legislature to commence impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer. Judge Marco Aurelio Mello overruled a previous rejection from a high ranking member of...
Idaho governor vetoes bill permitting Bible in public school curriculum
Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter , issued his first veto of 2016 on Tuesday, striking legislation that provided for the use of the Christian Bible in public school. The legislation explicitly allowed the Bible to be referenced in...
France is failing to provide adequate mental health care and appropriate conditions for prisoners with psychosocial disabilities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Tuesday. The report claims that the number of prisoners with psychosocial disabilities...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and several other rights groups on Tuesday urged Thailand to repeal an order granting sweeping police powers to the military, expressing concern that it will worsen human rights conditions. The law...
Federal judge strikes down Mississippi same-sex adoption ban
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi struck down Mississippi's ban on adoption by same-sex partners on Thursday. The Campaign for Southern Equality, Family Equality Council and two...
