US District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia Wednesday ordered the US military to stop restricting HIV-positive service members from advancing in their careers.  Under the current military policy, individuals with HIV are prohibited from enlisting or being deployed overseas. This policy has faced criticism from a variety of sources. In 2018, [...]

Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that they would not file criminal charges in the death of Amir Locke. Locke, a Black man, was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer when law enforcement was executing a no-knock search warrant of a downtown apartment in February. [...]

The US Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions against Russian individuals and entities, as well as a ban of new American investment in Russia and services associated with Russian persons. The sanctions come less than a week after US President Joe Biden called for a “wartime trial” and prosecution of Russia President Vladimir Putin [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced that Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev was charged with violating US sanctions that were imposed in 2014 for his role in undermining democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine.  Malofeyev was sanctioned under Executive Order 13660. Under the order, individuals responsible for or complicit in the undermining of the peace, [...]

The Supreme Court of India Wednesday directed the central government to file its reply in a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 15 and 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (‘HSA’). The succession scheme for an intestate female under the HSA grants preference to the husband’s heirs over the heirs of the deceased [...]

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Wednesday accused armed forces in Ethiopia of participating in the ethnic cleansing of the Tigrayan minority. The Tigray region in Northern Ethiopia has been dealing with ethnic cleansing fears since the Ethiopian military conflict began in November 2020. The conflict has led to millions of refugees, including thousands to neighboring [...]

The United States House of Representatives Wednesday passed the Burma Act of 2021. The Burma Act requires the Department of State to report to Congress on the military coup in Burma (Myanmar), including a description of US efforts to (1) engage with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to support a return to Burma’s democratic transition [...]

A Virginia state court has disbarred Jonathon Moseley, an attorney who has represented January 6 Capitol riot defendants, finding that Mosely violated six of the Virginia State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct. The Circuit Court of Prince William County found that Moseley violated “professional rules that govern safekeeping property; meritorious claims and contentions; candor toward [...]

The Biden administration Tuesday announced a new policy initiative directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a nationwide action plan on long-term effects of COVID-19. This initiative was announced with the hopes of moving towards a future where COVID-19 can be better managed and protected against. Long-term effects of COVID-19, known as “long [...]

An energy company was sentenced Tuesday in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for multiple violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). ESI Energy Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, which is owned by NextEra Energy Inc. ESI owns many companies that run wind energy generation facilities throughout the US, including in Wyoming and [...]