An investigation into the handling of the George Floyd protests in New York City by the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) officers released Friday found that the NYPD did not execute “its responsibility to protect the rights of citizens to engage in lawful protests” and that the actions of numerous officers went so far outside [...]
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Friday proposed a new computer-security incident notification requirement for banking organizations and their bank service providers. The proposed rule would require a banking organization to provide its primary federal regulator a prompt notification of any “computer-security [...]
The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has sanctioned Russian athletes from using the country’s name and flag for two years. The arbitration procedure was between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and several other international bodies such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The WADA had [...]
Switzerland’s parliament approved a bill Friday that would allow same-sex couples to marry. The National Council, the lower house of Parliament, voted by 136 in favor to 48 against, with 16 members abstaining or otherwise voting present. The Council of States, the upper house, voted 24 to 11 in favor of the bill, with 11 [...]
Spain’s parliament voted Thursday to legalize euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in a 230-140 vote while two abstained. The bill would allow terminally ill patients to choose between euthanasia — performed by a health care professional — or assisted suicide at home with physician-prescribed lethal medications. Lawmakers are set to vote on a final decision before [...]
A New Zealand Royal Commission of Inquiry released a report Wednesday detailing abuse in state and faith-based care institutions from the 1960s to the 2000s. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the royal commission in 2018 after Australia concluded a similar six-year inquiry. The five-person commission, made up of lawyers, judges, and minority advocates, set out to uncover [...]
The US Supreme Court Thursday denied a request to allow in-person classes to continue in the face of an order by Kentucky’s governor shuttering schools because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. Kentucky Democratic governor Andy Beshear issued two executive orders on November 18, the first requiring limitations on persons in restaurants, bars, gyms, and [...]
The US Supreme Court released a per curiam opinion in Trump v. New York Friday, dismissing the case for a lack of jurisdiction and finding the issue to not be suitable for adjudication at this time. The decision is the culmination of several months of litigation originating from President Trump’s July Presidential Memorandum, which ordered [...]
Paris’ city hall has been ordered to pay a fine of €90,000 for putting too many women in management positions. The order was issued Tuesday by France’s civil service ministry, which determined in its annual report on professional equality that the Paris city hall broke the national rules on gender parity when it appointed 11 women [...]
The Indian Supreme Court Thursday offered to set up a committee to mediate the impasse between the central government and farmers protesting against the new agricultural reform laws that were passed earlier this year in September. The court made the suggestion while hearing a batch of public interest litigation petitions (PILs) from citizens seeking an [...]
