Uber announced on Tuesday that they will no longer require claims of sexual assault and sexual harassment committed by Uber riders, drivers or employees to be resolved through arbitration. Uber stated that sexual assault and sexual harassment survivors will have the choice to bring claims through mediation, arbitration or through open court. Uber also stated [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied Paul Manfort’s request to dismiss indictments against him that arose out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.. Manafort had called for the dismissal of the indictment arguing that the indictment exceeded the limits on the Special Counsel’s authority to issue [...]
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the State of Iowa and the Iowa Board of Medicine in the Iowa District Court of Polk County over a recently passed abortion law, Senate File 359 . The lawsuit seeks to prevent the enforcement of Section 4 of the Act, which makes it [...]
Human rights defenders in Pakistan have been the targets of cyber attacks, according to an Amnesty International report Tuesday. The report identifies four different methods of cyber attacks that are being utilized. These include the use of fake social media accounts to deliver malicious surveillance technologies to human rights defenders, phishing attempts to steal human [...]
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Wednesday that Libyan National Army Major Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli has not yet been arrested by Libyan national authorities, despite an ICC warrant issued in August 2017. The warrant for Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli was issued after he was accused of executing 33 [...]
The California Energy Commission adopted new standards Wednesday that will require all newly constructed residential buildings to be built with solar photovoltaic systems installed. The requirement for the solar photovoltaic systems is estimated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 115,000 fossil fuel cars. The changes would take effect January 1, 2020. In addition to [...]
The Connecticut House of Representatives on Tuesday approved HB 5542 , which bans "the sale or transfer, possession, manufacturing, or use of bumps stocks or other accessories to increase the rate of fire of a firearm." Violators of...
The Attorneys General from seven states filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas Tuesday challenging the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The seven states...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday ruled that Indiana's recent abortion law, House Enrolled Act No. 1337 , is unconstitutional . The law was enacted on March 24, 2016, and was challenged...
The UNs Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic said Friday they are "gravely concerned" over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The commission condemned the use of chemical weapons and noted that they have 34...
