The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld an assault weapons ban in Cook County, Illinois. The court noted that it had upheld a similar ordinance in 2015 in the case of Friedman v. City of Highland Park. In this case the appellants argued that the district court should have given [...]

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday signed a notice that seeks to reduce pollutant regulations for methane. The EPA suggests that methane should not have been subject to separate, redundant regulations, and that removing methane-specific regulations imposed in 2016 will “not affect the amount of methane emission” while other volatile organic [...]

US Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey mishandled records of meetings he had with the Trump administration. Seven memoranda that span January 6, 2017, through June 6, 2017, were subject to the investigation. The memos were all generated by Comey, who used the FBI’s computer [...]

The 2nd Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly(SPA) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) decided on amendments and supplements to the nation’s Socialist Constitution on Thursday to solidify the power of leader, Kim Jong Un. Chapter 6 of the constitution titled “State Machinery” was modified. Prior to the amendment, the president of [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Delaware on Wednesday set aside a jury verdict in a pharmaceutical patent case, Amgen v. Sanofi and Regeneron. Amgen and Sanofi/Regeneron produced and sold similar drugs that lowered LDL cholesterol: Repatha and Praluent, respectively. Amgen brought suit alleging that Sanofi/Regeneron’s production of Praluent violated [...]

A group of 17 major record companies, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group, filed suit on Tuesday against internet service provider (ISP) RCN Corporation. In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege that RCN “knowingly contributed to, and reaped substantial profits from, copyright infringement by RCN subscribers, including thousands of repeat infringers.” [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday revived a Title VII action against Ford Motor Company alleging a discriminatory hiring scheme excluding Hispanic and Latino individuals. The plaintiffs allege that this discrimination has resulted in a lack of Hispanic and Latino line workers at Ford’s Chicago assembly plant that does not [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday rejected environmental groups’ challenge against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for delaying the implementation of new rules relating to power plant waste streams. Through notice-and-comment rulemaking, the EPA revised compliance dates through a two-year delay from a 2015 promulgated rule. According to the court, [...]

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance Wednesday to define “residence” in statutory provisions clarifying the distinction between a person residing in the US and just being physically present. The policy guidance further rescinds previous guidance related to children of US Government Employees and military members stationed or employed outside the US. In [...]

On Wednesday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended Parliament with permission from Queen Elizabeth II, putting the body into recess until less than three weeks before the October 31 Brexit deadline. Johnson suspended parliament in a process called prorogation wherein the prime minister may request that the current monarch suspend Parliament without dissolving it. A [...]