Chief Minister Natasha Fyles Tuesday announced the official appointment of David Woodroffe as a Judge of the Local Court of the Northern Territory. Woodroffe was sworn in by Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Stephen Southwood, at a ceremony at the Supreme Court of Northern Territory in Australia. Woodroffe, a former Principal Legal Officer [...]

A Constitution Bench of the India Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that fundamental rights under Articles 19 and 21 of the India Constitution are enforceable against even private individuals and entities. Article 19 pertains to freedom of speech rights while Article 21 has to do with life and liberty under the process of law. Justice V [...]

Kenya’s Office of the Auditor General (OAG) Tuesday published its Annual Corporate Report for 2021 through 2022. In the report, the OAG detailed how it submitted 1,617 audit reports to Parliament and relevant country assemblies for further actions. Additionally, the OAG released a framework for tracking, following up and reporting on implementations of audit recommendations, [...]

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday stated that Germany refused to pay reparations and compensation for war losses that Poland incurred during World War II and that that the German government has no intentions to participate in negotiations regarding the matter. On October 3, 2022, Poland sent a diplomatic note to Germany. In the [...]

County of Los Angeles (CLA) Supervisor of the Fourth District Janice Hahn Tuesday announced that CLA will buy back Bruce’s Beach, a waterfront property seized from the Bruce family in the 1920s on the basis of their race. The Bruce family decided to sell the property back to the CLA for $20 million paid to [...]

The Canadian government Tuesday confirmed it welcomed 431,645 permanent residents in 2022, representing the largest number of permanent residents welcomed to the country in a single year. Canada has now recorded a record intake of immigrants the past two years in a row after the country announced they welcomed 401,000 permanent residents in 2021. In [...]

A Southwest Airlines passenger filed a complaint against the airline for allegedly failing to refund passengers after the airline canceled more than 15,000 flights during the holiday season. Eric Capdeville filed the proposed class action in a federal Louisiana court on Friday. Capdeville accused Southwest Airlines of breach of contract and seeks to recover damages [...]

Missouri Tuesday executed Amber McLaughlin, an openly transgender woman, by lethal injection. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, McLaughlin is the first openly transgender person to be executed in the US. Missouri Governor Mike Parson refused to grant clemency stating, “McLaughlin’s conviction and sentence remain after multiple, thorough examinations of Missouri law. McLaughlin stalked, [...]

Ex-CEO of crypto company FTX Sam Bankman-Fried Tuesday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges including wire fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and election finance violations. In light of his bond release, Bankman-Fried also requested on Tuesday that his bail be modified to ensure that his bail suretors’ identities are redacted. The motion was challenged by news [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday announced that it will allow Mifepristone, a drug used during a medication abortion, to be dispensed by certified retail pharmacies. Mifepristone is used in conjunction with Misoprostol to terminate pregnancies of up to ten weeks’ gestation without the need for surgical intervention. Previously, the drug could only [...]