The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that a UK backup power scheme was illegal. The scheme involved “remunerating electricity capacity providers in exchange for their commitment to provide electricity or reduce or delay their electricity consumption during times of system stress.” In its ruling, the ECJ found that the power scheme constituted illegal [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled against junior shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, who challenged the Treasury Department’s right to all profits in perpetuity after bailing the institutions out during the 2008 financial crisis. The case dates back to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which, [...]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement on Thursday outlining a policy framework aimed at curbing sources of youth nicotine addiction. Planned policies include limiting the sale of flavored e-cigarettes to in-person, age-restricted locations such as tobacco shops. The FDA also intends to ban combustible menthol cigarettes, and to ban future introduction of [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the execution of two financial criminals in Iran, calling it an “unfair TV show trial.” “Use of the death penalty is appalling under any circumstances,” said Amnesty’s Middle East and North Africa Research and Advocacy Director, Philip Luther. “ut it is even more horrific given that these men were convicted [...]

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his support for the FIRST STEP Act, which aims at reforming the prison system to better rehabilitate individuals upon re-entering society. The Act “uses a targeted approach toward a specific population of Federal prisoners who will eventually be released,” and aims to “promote prisoner participation in vocational training, [...]

The Supreme Court of New Jersey on Tuesday struck down the admissibility of breathalyzer tests used for nearly 20,667 drunk driving convictions due to a former officer’s misconduct in calibrating the devices. New Jersey State Police’s Alcohol Drug Testing Unit coordinator Marc Dennis was indicted in 2016 for failing to properly calibrate the Alcotest breathalyzers used to charge [...]

The UK Supreme Court ruled Thursday against pharmaceutical company Pfizer in a patent case over its drug Lyrica. The case involved secondary usage of a known and patented pharmaceutical compound—applying an already patented pharmaceutical compound to a new use. The case was a matter of patent infringement over a chemical known by the technical name of: [...]

New Jersey’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for misleading patients and prescribers about the addictive risks associated with the use of its drugs. The complaint alleges that Janssen is actively contributing to the opioid crisis by aggressively and inaccurately marketing their opioid drugs. New [...]

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Tuesday in the appeal of five Baltimore city police officers who sued Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby alleging she had illegally and maliciously prosecuted them following the death of Freddie Gray in 2015. In January 2017 US District Judge Marvin Garbis ruled that charges, including malicious prosecution, defamation and invasion [...]

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled Tuesday that Guyana’s cross-dressing ban was unconstitutional. The appeal was brought by  Quincy McEwan and Seon Clarke, who were arrested in 2009 because McEwan was dressed in a pink shirt and a pair of tights along with a black hair piece and Clarke was wearing slippers, a jersey [...]