The New York Supreme Court convicted a white supremacist of terrorism charges on Wednesday, the first time the state has ever done so.  White supremacist James Jackson plead guilty to Murder in the First Degree in Furtherance of an Act of Terrorism, Murder in the Second Degree as a Crime of Terrorism, Murder in the Second Degree as a [...]

Central African Republic (CAR) militia leader Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona is set to appear before the International Criminal Court on Friday after he was transferred to the court from France on Wednesday. Ngaïssona rose to prominence as a football official in the CAR and eventually became a board member of the Confederation of African Football. Ngaïssona has [...]

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) proposed a bill on Wednesday aimed at incorporating the People’s Republic of China’s National Anthem Law  into Hong Kong’s regional law by means of local legislation rather than “promulgation.” The bill, as well as the original order is meant to “preserve the dignity” of the anthem of the People’s Republic [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed her serious concern that the approval of an amendment to Guatemala’s long-standing National Reconciliation Law would result in complete immunity for all cases of grave human rights violations. Guatemala’s National Reconciliation Law has been in force since 1996 and was crucial to ending 36 [...]

On Iowa judge on Tuesday struck down legislation banning abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is often as early as six weeks. The legislation, signed into law by Republican Governor Kim Reynolds last May, prohibits doctors from performing an abortion after a fetus’ cardiac activity is detectable, which occurs before a fetus becomes [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on Tuesday that the sale of inventions in confidential arrangements count as the invention being “on sale.” As such, these inventions are excluded from patents filed after the sale date. This case came before the court because Helsinn Healthcare S. A. uses palonestron to create chemotherapy-induced nausea treatments. This [...]

New York lawmakers on Tuesday passed Senate Bill S240, which is also known as the Reproductive Health Act and expands abortion rights. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law Tuesday evening. The Reproductive Health Act was made with the intent “to prevent the enforcement of laws or regulations that are not in furtherance of [...]

The European Court of Justice ruled today that the United Kingdom must continue to accept asylum seekers in accordance with European Union law up to the point that Brexit becomes official. The case stems from a family of three seeking asylum in Ireland. Originally, the family lived in the UK under a student visa for [...]

The deaths of four individuals at the hands of Pakistani police over the weekend have sparked public outrage. Police in Pakistan claimed to have killed four “terrorists” linked to the Islamic State (IS) in an “intelligence-based” gunfight near the city of Sahiwal in Punjab province on Saturday. It was only when an injured nine-year-old boy, [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, which involved a football coach at a public high school who claimed that school officials retaliated against him for engaging in prayer on the field. The case raised the question of how public-sector employers must balance their dual obligations under the [...]