The US House of Representatives passed a bill dubbed the Allies Act in a 407-16 vote on Thursday to expand and expedite special visa eligibility for Afghans who served the US and coalition forces during the occupation of Afghanistan. The US occupation of Afghanistan is coming to an end. The Taliban is seizing more territory [...]

Spanish President Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday announced publication of the Carta Derechos Digitales, or Digital Rights Charter. Rather than presenting the Charter as regulation or new legislation, Sánchez stated that the Charter is meant to be a framework of reference for all Spanish authorities and to inform future action. Thus, the announcement does not present [...]

The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions Thursday against Cuban Defense Minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and an entire special forces unit for alleged human rights violations in relation to the suppression of peaceful protests. Earlier this month, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in anti-government protests, motivated by dissatisfaction [...]

The attorney general of Mississippi filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Thursday in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case which asks the Court to reconsider its precedential rulings in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The question presented in the brief to the Court is, “Whether [...]

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Wednesday ruled that an Indiana labor union group (“the Union”) did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”) with its display of a 12-foot inflatable rat with red eyes, fangs, and claws (“Scabby the Rat”) and two large banners to boycott a business near the [...]

New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and other bipartisan attorneys general announced Wednesday that a proposed $26 billion settlement will resolve claims against several large opioid distributors. The distributors affected are McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., and Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation, as well as opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. New York [...]

The UN Human Rights Committee on Thursday found that Mauritius’ amendments to the National Identity Card Act 1985, which introduced a new ID card containing biometric information of the cardholder, violated the privacy rights of Mauritian citizens. The Committee held that there were no sufficient guarantees against the risk of abuse and arbitrariness following from [...]

The US Senate rejected a proposal Wednesday to begin debate on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. H.R. 3684, also named “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act” or the “INVEST in America Act,” was proposed by Representative Pete DeFazio (D-OR) in June. The bill “addresses provisions related to [...]

The Pietermaritzburg High Court of South Africa granted former President Jacob Zuma’s request for a delay in his arms deals corruption trial on Tuesday. The proceedings were adjourned for three weeks until August 10. The High Court Judge Piet Koen said that the trial in relation to issues raised in the special plea in terms [...]

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday granted Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring domain registrars to disable service on the malicious “homoglyph” domains identified in Appendix A to Microsoft’s complaint. Microsoft confirmed receipt of the order on Monday. The court further ordered the domain registrars to place [...]