In a case likely to have broad ramifications throughout the West, the court found an Oregon city’s penalties did not violate the Constitution’s...

  What about the long stays on death row, does it constitute cruel and usual punishment? What did the Supreme Court decide? Cite a case-law example...

Today (Friday June 28, 2024), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement...

The European Court of Human Rights has found the government of the Russian Federation responsible for the administrative practice of human rights...

ON INTERNATIONAL Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) implores perpetrators of this heinous crime to end...

In a world so profoundly transformed by science and technology, it seems reasonable to ask: Why do religions still exist? A glance at recorded...

This was quite a week in the annals of freedom of the press. Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower organization Wikileaks, after being...

ON INTERNATIONAL Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) implores perpetrators of this heinous crime to end...

The strongest accusation against King George in the original draft of the Declaration of Independence never made it into the final copy, but this July...

The state will be required to address issues like medical treatment, punishment methods and cuffing conditions for Palestinians at the Sde Teiman...