The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday advanced S 1917 , which will reduce minimum sentences for some drug related crimes. The bill, also known as the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, reduces the...
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The US House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 on Thursday in a 225-192 vote changing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . The bill adds a provision requiring the...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio H.B. 214 , a bill which outlaws abortions following a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Under the bill, a physician who performs or attempts...
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of US President Donald Trump's most recent travel ban . The appellate court concluded, based on...
Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa's president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday after former president Jacob Zuma resigned, ending his nine year presidency, in the face of a pending no-confidence vote. Ramaphosa is expected...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday detailing flaws in Germany's Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks. . The law, which went into effect at the beginning of the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday denied one group's secession from an Alabama school district on racially discriminatory grounds, reversing a previous decision by the U.S. District Court for...
The Nairobi High Court on Thursday revoked lawyer Miguna Miguna's deportation, declaring it illegal because it was issued in contempt of court. Miguna was deported to Canada earlier this month after he “swore in” opposition...
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the process the state uses to choose its lethal injection drugs in constitutional. Roy Ward, an inmate on death row, argued that the process was unconstitutional because a change...
A group of UN experts urged the US government Wednesday to respect the rights of human defenders after concerns involving Maru Mora Villalpando, a Mexican immigrant activist who campaigns to protect migrants' rights. Villalpando, co-founder of a group...
