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Virginia man in 'au pair affair' case sentenced to life over wife's murder
A judge branded Brendan Banfield as "evil" for orchestrating the murders of his wife and a man who had been lured to his home as an alibi.
Can refusing a sobriety test be used against you? Hawaii high court weighs in
In Hawaii, refusing a roadside sobriety test can be treated as evidence you knew you were drunk. But some say that should change.
Harvard slams Trump administration for ‘retaliatory campaign’ against university
The Ivy League university claims it was “singled out” by the DOJ, which sued it in February amid an ongoing anti-white and anti-Asian discrimination probe.
When a job move feels like a job cut, EU court says it counts
Employers cannot evade collective dismissal obligations by imposing drastic workplace relocations and treating workers’ refusals as personal decisions, Europe’s highest court said.
Hungary drops charges against organizers of banned Pride marches
Police told AFP last week they would allow this year's Budapest Pride to take place on June 27 as they found "no grounds for prohibiting" the event.
French bid to sink EU migration pact hits troubled waters
France is hoping to dismantle an agreement giving the EU broad control of asylum-seekers' claims. A top court adviser says the bloc had good reason to act together.
Swiss men — and only Swiss men — must do military service or pay up. Is that discrimination?
Europe’s human rights court rejected a challenge to the Alpine nation's male-only system, noting only one country with female conscription.
ACLU sues over prolonged detention of asylum-seeking teens with disabilities
The government has exacerbated the teens' disabilities, excluded them from protections afforded by federal law and discriminated against them on the basis of their disabilities, the organization contends.
Prosecutorial authority questioned amid 'Broadview Six' trial chaos
Experts say the efficacy of grand juries may be put to the test in light of what a federal judge lambasted as "never before seen" prosecutorial behavior in the case of six ICE protesters.
Subsidies for low-income healthcare providers hotly disputed at First Circuit
A legal battle between the federal government and nearly half the states could affect healthcare for millions of people.
EU unveils tech sovereignty package to break free from US, Chinese giants
A buzz phrase these days in Europe is “tech sovereignty” — the idea that the European Union is dangerously dependent on American and Chinese tech. Brussels put forth a strategy to change that.