In a per curiam opinion Monday, an equally divided US Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Washington v. United States . The court was to determine whether road culverts that reduce fish habitat in Washington state violate a Native American fishing treaty, but said that [...]
Several organizations presented a report Monday to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) concerning crimes against humanity committed from 2008-2010 by the Mexican Army known as the Chihuahua Joint Operation (CHJO). The report outlines the murders, torture, sexual violence and forced disappearances of more than 121 victims committed by the [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that upon denial of class certification, a member of a class action suit may not commence a new class action on behalf of others beyond the time allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. In China Agritech, Inc., v. Resh , the court determined that a series of [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday that a Minnesota revocation-on-divorce law—which automatically redirects life-insurance payments to secondary beneficiaries, such as children, if the primary is an ex-spouse—is not a violation of the constitution’s contracts clause. Sveen v. Melin questioned whether a man’s ex-wife or his adult children were the rightful beneficiaries of the proceeds [...]
In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that an Ohio law that uses voter inactivity as a reason to remove names from the voter registration list is not unconstitutional. Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute challenged the state’s voter registration maintenance policy, which permits the government to remove individuals from the voter [...]
Prosecutors added new obstruction of justice charges Friday against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, his third indictment since Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to probe into possible Russian influence in US political affairs. The charges also include the addition of a new defendant—Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian partner of Manafort’s—for trying to [...]
The Canadian Senate passed a bill Friday to legalize the recreational use of marijuana with a vote of 56 to 30 (with one abstaining). The bill, known as the Cannabis Act, outlines measures to control and regulate how cannabis is grown, distributed, and sold, while prohibiting any promotion, packaging, and labeling that could be “appealing [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber acquitted former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and military leader Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo Friday on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. In 2016, Bemba was found guilty and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for two counts of crimes against humanity (murder and [...]
Amnesty International (AI) called on Mozambican authorities Thursday to take immediate steps to end what they called a “killing spree” in the Cabo Delgado Province of the country. According to the statement, at least 37 people in have been killed over the past two weeks. The killings are being carried out by a group known [...]
In a judgment Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California , Judge Dana Sabraw said that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ “zero tolerance” immigration policy in which the government has been separating minor children from their parents may violate due process. The class action lawsuit involves a Congolese asylum-seeking mother, [...]
