Search Results for: 2016-05-20

US President Barack Obama signed a bill into law Friday that would remove terms such as "Negro" and "Oriental" from federal law in an effort to modernize racial language. The bill seeks not only to...

The Oklahoma Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize performing abortions. The bill, SB 1552 , reads in pertinent part, "no person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant woman," and "...

South Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban abortions at 20 weeks or later. The House of Representatives voted 79-29 in favor of the bill, which does not contain exceptions for rape or incest....

The Louisiana state Senate voted to pass House Bill 1081 on Tuesday, banning dilation and evacuation abortion procedures. The bill was approved by the state house in April and is waiting to be signed by Governor John Bel...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas ruled Tuesday that Kansas cannot require voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ...

A Swedish court sentenced a man to life in prison on Monday for taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . The Stockholm District Court determined that Claver Berinkindi was guilty of genocide...

Former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was charged in federal court last Friday for manipulating the economy in order to resolve the country's low foreign reserves. The ruling judge found that Kirchner, along with...

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed two pieces of legislation restricting abortion into law on Thursday. The two laws, SB 205 and SB 363 , prevent the issuance or renewal of health center licenses "to abortion clinics or...

The Florida American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Marion County school district on Thursday, challenging their bathroom policy as anti-transgender. The complaint was filed after a school suspended a student for...

Two former Rwandan mayors went on trial Tuesday in the Assize Court of Paris on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The two men, Tito Barahira and...