Law

A top Middle East diplomat’s confirmation has been blocked in the Senate as new Syria strikes loom.

New Delhi may have decriminalized homosexuality on the books. Now it needs to destigmatize it in people’s minds.

India’s Supreme Court is finally ditching antiquated laws on gay sex.

A new French law aims to separate truth from fiction, but it will mostly just give the government more control over the media.

A prominent Pakistani doctor suspects he is on the no-fly list. He’s demanding the right to find out why.

Should Brazil keep its Amazon tribes from taking the lives of their children?

Local lawyers are fighting to hold the Philippine government accountable. To win, they need international human rights groups to give them more help.

The FBI is looking for terrorists. Civil rights advocates say it is targeting people engaged in free speech.

Personal enrichment has always been central to Mexico's political system — and only a revolution can change that.

Even if Donald Trump fires Robert Mueller, the country's constitutional system still wouldn't be threatened.

A modest proposal to solve a growing problem in America’s judicial system.

The Republican Party is ready to serve as an accomplice to obstruction of justice.

The former national security adviser's plea deal must be understood in the context of various deceits by the president and his associates.

Documents filed in a British court are the latest move in a complex international legal battle.

The constitutional amendment on presidential disabilities could pose a real threat to Trump. But that shouldn't give his opponents solace.

Congress would be right to reform FISA.

Internal scuffling threatens to dismantle the Intelligence Community Inspector General.

And six other things we’ve learned about the Senate’s Russia investigation.

Critics of Macron's anti-terrorism bill see it as a dangerous political gesture.

People anticipating a swift end to this drama should temper their expectations.