A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Massachusetts weapon ban, finding that the weapons banned fall outside of the scope of the Second Amendment...
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed concern over renewed violence and reports of chemical weapons attacks against civilians in Douma, Syria. According to Guterres, he has received reports of airstrikes and shelling, violence resulting in civilians' death,...
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to...
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Hawaii Governor David Ige signed HB 2739 on Thursday, also known as the Our Choice, Our Care Act. The Attorneys General from 14states, led by...
David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to press rebellion charges against Catalonian leaders. Kaye said:I am...
A German court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on the charge of rebellion for his role during Catalonia's independence movement. Puigdemont had declared Catalonia's independence from Spain...
Hawaii Governor David Ige signed HB 2739 on Thursday, also known as the Our Choice, Our Care Act. This bill will allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to people with terminal illnesses who are deemed...
UN human rights experts on Friday urged the international community to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the killings by Israeli security forces of at least 16 Palestinian protesters near the Gaza fence. Palestinian protestors assembled in...
A Brazilian federal judge on Thursday issued a warrant for former president Luiz Inacio da Silva's arrest. Judge Sergio Moro issued the arrest warrant several hours after the Supreme Federal Court's denial ...
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye to 24 years in prison. Park was removed from office in March 2017 by the country's Constitutional Court . In an...
