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US Supreme Court grants certiorari in Trump tax return cases

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear the question of whether President Donald Trump will be required to disclose his tax returns and financial records. Arguments will be heard during the March 2020 session. The petition for certiorari followed a ruling by the 2nd Circuit ordering Trump’s accountants to comply with subpoenas issued […]

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Utah Court rules that American Samoans are US citizens at birth

Judge Clark Waddoups for the US District Court in Utah ruled on Thursday in favor of three American Samoan plaintiffs and a nonprofit corporation who alleged that their classification as nationals instead of citizens violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Waddoups cited precedent going back as far as 1608 as well as another case, Wong Kim Ark, […]

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Quebec court refuses to suspend law banning wearing of religious symbols by public employees

The Court of Appeal of Quebec refused on Thursday to suspend Bill 21, which bans many public service employees from wearing religious symbols, such as hijabs and crucifixes. Bill 21 was passed on June 16 in an effort to further the separation of state and religion and to further religious neutrality. However, since its passage, […]

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West Africa regional court orders Sierra Leone to revoke ban on pregnant girls attending school

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice ordered Sierra Leone on Thursday to immediately revoke a 2015 ban that prevented pregnant girls from attending mainstream schools. While banned from attending mainstream schools, pregnant girls were offered the opportunity to attend a separate school that operated only three days of the […]

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House Judiciary Committee votes to send articles of impeachment to House

The US House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Friday. This comes only days after the House of Representatives released the two articles, which state that the president abused his power and obstructed Congress. The committee gathered on Thursday to mark up the articles, but the session was drawn […]

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Kentucky governor grants voting and civil rights to nonviolent felons

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order Thursday restoring the right to vote and the right to run for public office to hundreds of thousands of felons convicted of nonviolent crimes. This order was one of the first signed by the sixty-third governor of Kentucky, who was just sworn into office on Tuesday […]

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US Senate unanimously passes resolution formally recognizing Armenian Genocide

The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday formally recognizing the Armenian Genocide carried out by Ottoman forces between 1915 and 1923. The Senate resolution follows the passing of an identical resolution in the US House of Representatives in October, which passed by a vote of 405-11. The resolution, “Expressing the sense of the […]

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China named one of world’s worst jailers of journalists

China was named Wednesday as one of the worst jailers of journalists in 2019, with 48 journalists arrested this year. The report was compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which released a press statement detailing the basis for their investigation. The report also cites Turkey, which imprisoned 47 journalists in 2019. Journalists were […]

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Green Deal Plan proposed by European Commission

The European Commission proposed a Green Deal Plan aimed at sustainability for the European economy on Tuesday. The plan to tackle climate change is to “transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic […]

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Former top Mexican official indicted on drug trafficking

Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna was arrested in the US Tuesday for accepting multimillion-dollar bribes to permit “El Chapo’s” Sinaloa Cartel to operate. Garcia Luna was essentially head of Mexican law enforcement from 2006-2012. He was apprehended in Dallas, Texas, and will face charges of three counts of cocaine trafficking conspiracy […]

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National Defense Authorization Act passes House

The US House passed a $736 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 bill on Wednesday. It will be voted on by the Senate next week and is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump. The bill was passed by a 377-48 vote and largely seen as a compromise between Republicans and […]

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Trump signs executive order to combat anti-Semitism on campuses

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday explicitly providing civil rights protections to Jewish students on college campuses. The move comes as incidents of anti-Semitism are on the rise. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin at institutions receiving federal […]

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Supreme Court hears arguments in international child abduction, capital cases

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases concerning international child abduction and capital punishment Wednesday. Monasky v. Taglieri is a case between Michelle Monasky, an American citizen, and Domenico Taglieri, a citizen of Italy. The two met and were married in the US, and then later moved to Italy. Three years after their […]

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University of Phoenix and the FTC reach $191 million settlement

On Tuesday, the University of Phoenix and the Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement that requires the university to pay nearly $191 million after alleged practices of misleading advertising. The deal could potentially affect students who attended the institution between October of 2012 and December of 2016. The allegations arose from the University of Phoenix’s […]

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Supreme Court hears arguments over Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor programs

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments for two cases, including one on the Affordable Care Act and one on criminal procedure rules. The court first heard argument in Maine Community Health Options v. United States and consolidated cases. Under the Affordable Care Act’s “risk corridor” programs, private insurance companies are promised by […]

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Federal judge blocks use of military funds for border wall

Judge David Briones of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s attempt to allocate military funds to construct a wall along the Mexican border was beyond his constitutional authority. Trump intended to use Pentagon funds to build a wall on the southern border of the United […]

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US, Mexico, Canada representatives sign draft of revised trade agreement

Representatives of Canada, Mexico and the US signed a draft of a revised United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) Tuesday that will replace NAFTA. The USMCA is intended to increase protection of US automobile industry and add 28,000 jobs in the industry over six years, requiring 75 percent of a vehicle’s parts to be made in […]

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Supreme Court rules on attorney’s fees in patent cases

The US Supreme Court issued its ruling Wednesday in Peter v. Nantkwest, a case concerning attorney’s fees in patent cases. The case questioned whether attorney’s fees were included as expenses that applicants seeking review of their patent decision with the Patent Trademark Office (PTO) were responsible for. The court issued a unanimous ruling in the […]

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Exxon Mobil prevails in New York climate risks fraud case

A Manhattan trial court ruled Tuesday that Exxon Mobil did not mislead investors on climate change risks. Judge Barry Ostrager concluded that the Office of the Attorney General failed to prove Exxon made false material disclosures to the public in violation of the Martin Act § 352 and Executive law§ 63(12). The findings at trial, which began […]

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Pakistan court indicts Hafiz Saeed on terrorism financing charges

A court in the Pakistani city of Lahore indicted Hafiz Saeed, founder of the banned group Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT), on terrorism financing charges Wednesday. Saeed is the alleged mastermind of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Anti-Terrorism Court judge Malik Arshad Bhutta charged Hafiz Saeed with terrorism financing in different cities of Pakistan’s Punjab province. According […]

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ICJ begins hearings over Myanmar treatment of Rohingya

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday started its first round of hearings in The Gambia’s case against Myanmar for alleged genocide of the Rohingya minority. This initial hearing will last three days and is focused on The Gambia’s request that the UN grant temporary measures to insure the protection of the Rohingya as […]

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US blockage of judges disables World Trade Organization appeals court

The US Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dennis Shea, announced in a speech to that body on Monday that the US would not back a proposal to appoint new judges to the panel. The move has effectively rendered the appellate body unable to function, meaning second-tier trade disputes can no longer be resolved […]

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House democrats reveal two articles of impeachment against Trump

The democrats in the US House of Representatives revealed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump Tuesday: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The first article of impeachment, abuse of power, relates to Trump’s alleged dealings with Ukraine to “publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospects of a […]

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Supreme Court rules debt collection lawsuit statute of limitations starts when violation occurs

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday that the one-year filing deadline for a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit is determined from when the alleged violation occurs, not when it is discovered. The petitioner in this case, Kevin Rotkiske, was originally sued by debt collectors who received a default judgment after Rotkiske failed […]

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Exxon ordered to give information regarding 2015 explosion

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that Exxon Mobil Corp. must comply with subpoenas issued by the Chemical Safety and Hazard Board in its investigation of a 2015 explosion. The Safety Board is interested in information relating to Exxon’s Acid Tank, which was located near the California explosion site. The […]

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