The United Nations Security Council Tuesday adopted a resolution urging member states to criminalize piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea under domestic laws. The Gulf of Guinea is a global hotspot for piracy. In an attempt to combat crime, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2634 which calls member states [...]
The US Supreme Court Tuesday rejected three Texas legislators’ emergency application to stay depositions that they are scheduled to give in redistricting lawsuits filed by multiple plaintiffs, including the US Department of Justice. This means their depositions will go forward in the various lawsuits that aim to block Texas’s redistricting legislation. According to the application, the [...]
Peru’s Prosecution Office Sunday launched an investigation into the activities of Peru President Pedro Castillo. The investigation will look into alleged crimes including, “criminal organization, aggravated influence peddling, and aggravated collusion” The Prosecution Office also stated that investigation into these crimes may uncover others. Peruvian prosecutors initially confined their investigation to former Minister of Transport and [...]
The World Health Assembly, which governs the World Health Organization (WHO), Thursday passed a resolution on the “ealth emergency in Ukraine and refugee receiving and hosting countries, stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression.” This resolution passed with a vote of 88 in favor, 12 against and 53 abstentions. According to the WHO Constitution, health is “a [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday announced after a “careful re-review of evidence” that it would stand by its prior decision not to file federal criminal charges against two former FBI special agents accused of providing inaccurate or incomplete information during the sex abuse investigation of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Lawrence (Larry) Nassar. In July [...]
The US Supreme Court in a one-sentence order Thursday denied an application by Louisiana and other Republican-led states to prevent President Joe Biden’s administration from continuing to take account of the “social costs” of increasing greenhouse gas emissions when federal agencies draft new regulations. The social costs, according to a January 2021 executive order that the 10 states sought to block, are [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada Friday unanimously ruled that a life sentence without any chance of parole is unconstitutional under Section 12 of the nation’s charter. In Canada, anyone serving a life sentence for first-degree murder is automatically ineligible for parole for 25 years. Criminal Code Section 745.51, passed in 2011, allowed justices to give consecutive [...]
A Twitter shareholder Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and Twitter, Inc. and alleged that Musk’s statements, tweets and conduct surrounding his possible purchase of the tech giant negatively affected Twitter’s stock. Since Musk announced his intention to purchase Twitter, the company has lost $8 billion in value. Shareholder William Heresniak filed the proposed [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Thursday held in In re: Apple, Inc. that US District Judge Alan Albright abused his discretion by refusing to transfer a patent infringement lawsuit. In May 2021, BillJCo filed a patent infringement action against Apple for its use of Bluetooth technology. Apple moved to transfer the action from [...]
The US Senate Thursday failed to pass the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021 (HR 350) after receiving a vote of 47 to 47. The bill is meant to address mass shootings in the US and would have established “new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship [...]
