Criminal justice reform advocates are hoping for a better outcome next year for teh Second Look Act, which would let ...

Federal and state lawmakers have introduced legislation to strengthen support for and better protect sexual assault victims ...

Thousands of people have taken part in nationwide protests in France demanding better protection of women amid a high-profile ...

PHOENIX — It looks like the system used in Arizona to nominate and elect public officials is going to remain unchanged, at least for the next two years. Preliminary returns showed voters ...

Subjects that have nothing to do with taxes have become two of the most controversial topics during the Legislature’s third ...

The third special session is underway at the Louisiana State Legislature as lawmakers consider several bills that are part of Landry’s tax reform plan. “What they’ve done already ...

These proposed reforms were part of a broader strategy ... "I will be putting forward our own proposals to reform sickness and disability benefits. This is extremely difficult and I know people ...

The proposal will next be considered by the Louisiana House and ... They include murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, rape, armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated battery, a second or subsequent ...

Asked to respond Thursday, the mayor defended his record on the consent decree but did not otherwise indicate what’s next for the hundreds of proposed cuts across the offices of constitutional ...

Without a progressive reform, we risk replicating the current system, where the bottom half of the population have less than one per cent of pension assets and the wealthiest ten per cent have nearly ...

VNA/VNS Photo The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has proposed a penalty of VNĐ20-30 million (US$790-$1,185) for marital rape, as part of a proposal to adjust administrative fines for domestic ...

Despite the amendment failing to pass, Louisiana activists were able to eliminate the "Head and Master" provision of Louisiana's matrimonial law, and were able to reform rape laws, as well as ...