The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday reinstated a case from the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington accusing the president of violating the Constitution’s emoluments clauses. The case revolves around President Donald Trump allegedly mixing his position as president with his business interests. The accusations against Trump include his [...]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduced legislation Friday to further strengthen the nation’s gun laws six months after terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques left 51 people dead. The proposed legislation is being called the Arms Legislation Bill. The proposed legislation seeks to ensure gun ownership is restricted to responsible users while simultaneously seeking [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday that the Nigerian military has been arbitrarily detaining thousands of children, some as young as five years old, for suspected involvement with the Islamist armed group Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, commonly known as Boko Haram. According to HRW, the military often arrests or detains children based on [...]
South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee said in a press briefing on Wednesday that Seoul will file a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Japan’s trade curbs on three key materials used to make smartphones and memory chips. Seoul accused Tokyo of violating WTO’s obligation not to discriminate, changing export procedures for three [...]
The Supreme Court of Norway on Tuesday determined that sex dolls mimicking child-like qualities represent the sexualization of children and violate criminal law. This decision stems from an attempted 2016 import of a silicone doll from Hong Kong to Norway. The doll had the appearance of a child and contained “oral, vaginal and anal body [...]
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works RD James on Thursday announced the repeal of the Clean Water Rule. The rule granted federal pollution protections for streams and wetlands. The EPA and the Army claim that the “2015 rule … impermissibly expanded the definition of ‘waters [...]
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued letters Wednesday ordering two New York companies, MeToo Kits and Preserve Group, to cease and desist production of at-home sexual assault kits. Both MeToo Kits and Preserve Group produce and sell at-home kits for the gathering of evidence in sexual assault cases. In her letters, James argued that the [...]
Courts in England and Northern Ireland have rejected challenges to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue, or suspend, Parliament, both holding that the act was a political matter in which the courts could not intervene. An English court released a full judgment on Wednesday for a decision rendered last week, stating that reviewing the [...]
The British government published a report on Wednesday forecasting the “reasonable worst-case scenario” of a “no-deal” exit of the UK from the EU. British opposition lawmakers compelled the publication of the report via a Parliamentary vote for its release. The report predicts severe traffic jams at ports resulting in food and medicine shortages, as well [...]
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria issued its latest report Wednesday, finding that despite the military advances made by pro-government forces in 2018 that led to the demilitarized zone, violence continues with a high number of civilian casualties. The report uncovered many instances of arbitrary detention, disappearances and obstacles to access vital services. The [...]
