The Paris prosecutor’s office on Tuesday announced plans to advance the criminal investigation against the public officials responsible for France’s response to COVID-19. Initiated in June, the inquiry now seeks to identify and prove the nature of the offenses committed. The decisions made by these public officials are now being scrutinized for their effect on [...]

The Hungarian government on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ban adoption for same-sex couples. Under the new legislation, adoption will only be legal for same-sex couples if one partner applies as a single person. The legislation will only recognize families between married partners where the mother is a female, and the father is male. Justice [...]

The Trump campaign filed another lawsuit in Michigan on Wednesday, seeking to prevent the certification of Michigan’s election, based on concerns about the validity of ballots in Wayne County. The complaint alleges that Wayne County has not correctly followed the election code, claiming that Republican challengers have not been allowed to observe the processing of [...]

The EU announced on Tuesday that it has filed antitrust charges against Amazon, alleging that it has “distort competition in online retail markets.” The European Commission found that Amazon has a “dual role” in that it both provides a marketplace for third-party sellers to sell their goods online, and it also acts as a retailer [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday against bail bond companies claiming due process violations by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in bail bond processes. The companies, which provide bail bond funds to immigrants, filed suit over ICE’s regulation that only allows [...]

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced in a press conference Wednesday that Georgia will conduct a full hand recount for the presidential election. In announcing the recount, Raffensperger emphasized the closeness of the race and the need to bring confidence to the election results: The next step in the current election process is getting [...]

The European Parliament (EP) announced on Monday that restrictions will be placed on the export of dual use products and technologies, including cyber surveillance tools, in an effort to limit human rights violations. In the press release, the EP stated: the reviewed rules, agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators, govern the export of so-called dual [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called G20 member states to pressure Saudi Arabia into freeing its illegally detained activists, launching the #G20SaudiArabia initiative. Despite recent attempts to repair its global image, Saudi Arabia remains one of the world’s most oppressive regimes, known for its mass crackdowns on human rights activists, many of whom are [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in California v. Texas, a case that could determine the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is the second time that the constitutionality of the ACA has been before the court, with the justices again being asked to review the individual mandate to buy health insurance as [...]

Ten Republican attorneys general (AGs) filed a multi-state amicus brief Monday with the US Supreme Court in the Pennsylvania mail-in ballot challenge, Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Boockvar. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court allowed mail-in ballots to be received up to three days after Election Day, even without postmarks. The AGs of Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, [...]