The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard cases involving when American corporations can be sued, and when they can sue. The first case, Nestle v. John Doe I, et al., considers whether an American corporation can be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) for human rights abuses that occur outside of the US. [...]

After a week of protests, the French government agreed Monday to revise Legislative Proposal No.3452 on Global Security. The provision that is especially contentious is Article 24, which criminalises publication of pictures of law enforcement with the intent to do harm. The bill’s explanatory statement was to prevent malicious use of photos related to law-enforcement [...]

In an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday, US Attorney General William Barr said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s strongest supporters in the lead-up to the election, said in the interview that the DOJ [...]

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed an emergency petition with the US Supreme Court Monday to lift a Sixth Circuit stay that restricts private religious schools from conducting in-person classes. In response to a surging number of COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order on November 18 requiring all schools [...]

New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020 came into effect Tuesday, repealing and replacing the 1993 Act. The Act has numerous amended provisions to keep pace with the fast-changing world of technology and its consequent impact on privacy. Section 3 brings out the Act’s purpose, which is to promote and protect individual privacy by protecting an individual’s right [...]

A redacted memorandum opinion from the US District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed Monday revealed that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating a potential bribery scheme for a presidential pardon. On November 25, the government submitted a status report asking that the record remain unsealed. After the court directed the government [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday rejected a lawsuit seeking to nullify a New York law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Under New York law, applicants can apply for “standard licenses.” Under the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) [...]

The Karnataka High Court in India ruled Friday that the right to marry a person of choice irrespective of caste or religion is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. This is is a reaffirmation of a 2011 ruling by the Supreme Court of India. The case arose after a woman was held in confinement [...]

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf vetoed a bill Monday that would limit COVID-19 liability for schools, health care providers and other businesses. House Bill 1737 would limit the liability of businesses, child care facilities, health care facilities and schools for any personal injury or property damage related to COVID-19 exposure. The bill would have applied during disaster [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday accused Tanzanian authorities of violating the rights of Burundian refugees. The report states that at least 18 refugees and asylum seekers have been abused since 2019, while also mentioning that the location of some who were forcibly disappeared remains unknown. “Between October 2019 and August 2020, Tanzanian police and intelligence [...]