The National Conservative conference was canceled in Brussels when the city’s mayor ordered police to prevent people from entering after a group of anti-fascists threatened to disrupt the meeting. A legal challenge stayed the closure order, and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De
A high court in Japan on Thursday said the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, ruling on a matter that has divided lower levels of the judiciary and put the conservative government at odds with shifting public opinion. Japan is the
Germany’s highest court ruled that the far-right party Die Heimat will not receive state funding for the next six years. The decision is based on the party’s values and goals being deemed unconstitutional and aimed at destroying the country’s democracy. The party
Panama (AP) — In a historic ruling, Panama’s Supreme Court this week declared that legislation granting a Canadian copper mine a 20-year concession was unconstitutional, a decision celebrated by thousands of Panamanians activists who had argued the project would damage a forested
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional. Opponents of the Cobre Panama mine argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten
A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that the government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, in a closely watched decision that supporters say is a step toward marriage equality. The Nagoya District Court in central Japan, however, rejected a request by a male