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Lawmakers grant Suriname president immunity for murders

April 6, 2012 By Cory Collins

Suriname parliament granted President Desi Brouterse immunity for 1982 murders, raising ire of human rights groups.

Obama directive removes harshest provisions of the NDAA

March 6, 2012 By Dan Margolis

On Feb. 28, the president issued a directive that softened a provision in the NDAA that would have forced authorities to hold all non-Americans accused of ties to terrorism in military custody.

Supreme Court takes case that would cripple labor’s political activity

January 10, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Yet another right-wing attempt to curb unions' political activism, by cutting off money, landed before the Supreme Court today.

Montana high court upholds ban on corporate cash in elections

January 10, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

Progressives in the "Big Sky State" are praising the Montana Supreme Court for rejecting the U.S. Supreme Court's "corporate personhood" decision.

Florida family fights to stay together

December 8, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The couple met on a blind date and fell in love. No family, especially one with two young children, should have to face so much adversity in order to stay united, they say.