The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion seeking permission to engage in settlement negotiations with defendants in the multi-district opioid case. The DOJ filed the motion setting forth its role in the...

The Malaysian Parliament passed an Anti-Fake News bill on Monday, outlawing fake news in an effort to prevent corruption. The law seeks to criminalize acts and publications that would deceive the public. Specifically, the : "reating,...

The International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM), a UN quasi-prosecutorial body, issued a...

The Kentucky House of Representatives on Tuesday approved one of the strictest abortion bills in the US, which bans a termination procedure after the eleventh week of pregnancy. The procedure dilation and evacuation accounts for about 16 percent...

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Monday that the 2020 census will include a question regarding citizenship status, a measure the Justice Department said will better aid enforcement of the Voting Rights Act . California Attorney General Xavier...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Utah election law allowing candidates to bypass the traditional caucus-convention system and requiring signatures for State House and Senate seats for the primary...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case concerning the Minnesota revocation-upon-divorce statute, which revokes an ex-spouse's beneficiary designation once the couple divorces. The relevant part of the statute states: "the...

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Monday signed into law the country's strictest abortion law, prompting Mississippi's only abortion clinic to file a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi challenging the...

The US Senate on Tuesday approved the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act , which implements several changes to the laws implemented following the 2008 financial crisis. The purpose of the bill is: "To promote economic growth,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Texas law banning sanctuary cities. The law, Senate Bill 4 (SB4) , "prohibits local authorities from limiting their cooperation with federal immigration...