Wake County Superior Court Judge Vinston Rozier ruled, on Monday, that the North Carolina prison officials must come up with a plan for testing every inmate for COVID-19 and must drastically reduce the number of inmate transfers between prisons. The ruling comes after NAACP and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit arguing that the [...]
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3M Company filed a lawsuit on Monday in the US District Court for the Central District of California against an Amazon seller that purported to sell 3M N95 face masks and respirators at inflated prices. The defendant, Mao Yu, is the owner of KM Brothers Inc., KMJ Trading Inc. and Supreme Sunrise, Inc. In the complaint, [...]
Chief Justice Lemons of the Virginia Supreme Court on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of all evictions and residential unlawful detainer actions. This order comes at the request of Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam. In a letter to the Chief Justice, Northam requested a suspension of unlawful detainer proceedings for 30 days so that the his [...]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that New Zealand will lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday. New Zealand has no active cases currently, and no one has tested positive in the past 17 days. Further, no one has been hospitalized for COVID-19 in 12 days. It has been 40 days since the [...]
The US Department of Transportation on Wednesday indefinitely suspended all Chinese carriers from flying to and from the US, effective June 16. This order most impacts Air China, China’s flag carrier airline, which frequently flies schedules between China and the US. “ U.S. carriers to exercise the full extent of their bilateral right to conduct [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday blocked a lower court’s order that would have allowed Texans to vote by mail rather than in person in an effort to avoid the risk of COVID-19 exposure. The decision comes after a lower court ruled that voters under 65 years old who lacked immunity [...]
The US Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that will ease restrictions on emergency small business loans. HR 7010, or the “Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020,” would amend the Small Business Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). It would extend the covered loan period from eight weeks [...]
South Africa’s High Court ruled Wednesday that some of the level 3 and 4 lockdown measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 were “unconstitutional and invalid,” ordering a 14-day period to overhaul the restrictions. At the start of the pandemic, South Africa had the most restrictive lockdown measures, including a ban on [...]
The Venezuelan government announced an initiative Tuesday to fund a stronger COVID-19 response. The government has come to an agreement with the opposition to support the initiative together in the hopes of convincing the majority of the Venezuelan people to participate. The initiative looks to gather funds to expand testing capabilities. The purpose is to [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed on Friday a statement of interest in a case in the US District Court for the District of Maine concerning the mandatory self-quarantine of out-of-state visitors. The filing came as district court judge Lance Walker denied a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs in the case. As part of [...]