California Assembly Member Miguel Santiago and the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón unveiled Assembly Bill 1127 on Friday, which would exclude juvenile crimes from applying under the California Three Strikes law once the person reaches adulthood. California’s Three Strikes sentencing law mandates that an individual who has been convicted of three serious or [...]

The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it has launched an investigation into U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz’s alleged misconduct, including accusations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use.   In its press release, the House Ethics Committee stated, “the Committee is aware of public allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct [...]

Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB draft will not be held in Georgia, in response to Georgia’s new voting restrictions that were signed into law on March 25.   MLB is relocating the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB Draft in response to SB 202, which aims to expand [...]

The Court of Appeal for Ontario on Wednesday affirmed the damages award of $30 million in a class action lawsuit against Ontario for mistreatment of inmates in solitary confinement, finding that the administrative segregation was negligent and in violation of inmates’ constitutional rights. The use of administrative segregation in correctional facilities in Ontario constitutes solitary [...]

The New York City Council on Thursday passed five bills and three resolutions aiming to increase the transparency and accountability of the New York Police Department (NYPD). One bill ended qualified immunity for police officers, making New York City the first American city to ban the use of qualified immunity for police officers. The legislation [...]

The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that it will streamline the process of determining eligibility for student loan forgiveness for borrowers with claims that their institutions engaged in misconduct. The Department expects to receive $1 billion in loan cancelation requests to help approximately 72,000 students. Forgiveness under the borrower defense to repayment provision is [...]

A Mexican court issued a definitive suspension Friday against the new electricity law that aims to strengthen the state-run company, Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE). The law is supported by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who wants to increase state control of the energy market. López Obrador claimed that under the previous administration, the electricity [...]

The US Senate unanimously passed the Ensuring Innovation Act and the Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act Thursday, two pieces of bipartisan legislation aiming to lower prescription drug prices by increasing competition. The Ensuring Innovation Act addresses loopholes used by companies to maintain the exclusive right to sell a drug. A company holds an exclusive right [...]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) stated Friday that it expects to charge at least 100 additional suspects in the January 6 attack on the Capitol, explaining that the investigation into the attack is one of the largest investigations the department has conducted. Approximately 300 suspects have already been charged in the Capitol attack, and the [...]

Chinese parliamentarians in Beijing proposed an overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system on Friday. The proposed structural changes would involve re-drafting Hong-Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, consolidating China’s “overall jurisdiction” over Hong Kong. China’s legislature is debating draft guidelines, and it is expected that it will pass the guidelines by March 11. Once the guidelines [...]