The UK Supreme Court  ruled  on Thursday that denying the widowed parent’s allowance to an unmarried mother was illegal. The widowed parent’s allowance, or 39A, is a contributory social security benefit payable to men and women with dependent children. Prior to this decision, a widowed parent can only claim the allowance if they were married to [...]

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The Supreme Court of Israel  on Wednesday denied appeals from business tycoon Nochi Dankner and his co-defendant Italy Strum and sentenced each to an additional year in prison for charges related to stock fraud. Dankner, former controlling shareholder  of IDB Holding Corporation, was sentenced in 2016 to two years. He was convicted for engaging in fraudulent transactions [...]

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The Canadian province of British Columbia filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia targeting 40 pharmaceutical manufacturers, including maker of OxyContin Purdue Pharma. The lawsuit aims to recover opioid-related costs incurred by the government’s healthcare system in the midst of the opioid epidemic. “In court, we will argue that [...]

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A food company and and advocacy organization filed a lawsuit  on Wednesday after Missouri enacted legislation  that would prohibit producers of meat-alternatives from using the word “meat” in advertising and marketing. Vegan brand Tofurky and food-advocacy group Good Food Institute (GFI) brought the suit before the US District court for the Western District of Missouri . In [...]

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Army Colonel James Pohl, the US Military judge tasked with overseeing 9/11 cases, announced his retirement Monday before the completion of the trials that began in May 2012 and have seen numerous delays. “I have made a personal decision not to request an additional voluntary retiree recall and thus I will leave active duty after 38 [...]

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US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that White House Counsel Don McGahn  will step down in the fall following the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh . McGahn has been a consistent face in the Trump administration since the 2016 election. Prior to working in the White House McGahn was a partner specializing in [...]

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit  ruled  Tuesday that the motto, “In God We Trust,” as printed on US currency notes and coins, does not violate the US Constitution. Plaintiffs brought suit against the US and officials from the US Mint, Treasury, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In their complaint, plaintiffs alleged the [...]

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The Myanmar government on Tuesday rejected  the findings of a UN investigative panel that the country’s military may have engaged in genocide and other human rights abuses during last year’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslim minorities, characterizing the findings of the report as “false allegations.” The statement, which was issued by government spokespeson Zaw Htay, was published in a state-owned [...]

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Kenya’s High Court on Wednesday suspended criminal proceedings against Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu , who was arrested on charges of corruption on Tuesday. Mwilu was taken into custody for questioning at the Supreme Court by Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DIC) and has since been released on bond. Shortly before the arrest, Mwilu was [...]

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