The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday ruled 2-1 that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot suspend a rule requiring oil and gas companies to fix and reduce methane leaks in their equipment. In June the EPA proposed staying the rule but acknowledged “that the environmental health or safety [...]

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida ruled on Monday that amendments made to the state’s “stand your ground” laws last month are unconstitutional. Specifically, Judge Milton Hirsch found that SB 128, the law in question, violated art. II § 3 of the Florida Constitution , which prohibits one branch of government from exercising powers [...]

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) , Maciej Szpunar, on Tuesday declared that EU member states were entitled to “prohibit and punish the illegal exercise of a transport activity such as UberPop without having to notify the Commission of the draft law in advance.” Uber France firmly argues that the France [...]

Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday scheduled the execution of Mark Asay which will be the state’s first execution in nearly two years. The execution of death row inmates in Florida had been halted after their sentencing procedure was deemed unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court. Initially the sentencing system involved a jury that recommended [...]

The Peru Congress on Monday unanimously voted to remove the Comptroller, Edgar Alarcon, from office. The vote to remove Alarcon was initiated over accusations that he gave public funds to the mother of his children, violated ethical rules by running a business while in office, and coerced an auditor to withhold information from Congress. Alarcon [...]

A judge for the US District Court of Southern California issued a preliminary injunction on Friday to stop California from implementing a ban against high capacity gun magazines. In 2016 California citizens approved Proposition 63 , which prohibits the possession of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Citizens who were already in legal [...]

The US and Britain urged the Russian government on Friday to further the investigation into the assassination of Boris Nemtsov. Five Chechan men were convicted on Thursday for the murder of the opposition politician. The US Department of State released a statement hailing Nemstov as a “champion of democracy” and stated: We welcome the news [...]

The United Kingdom (UK) government on Sunday announced its withdrawal from a fishing arrangement made with other countries allowing them to fish within the UK waters. The London Fisheries Convention , originally signed in 1964, allowed Irish, Dutch, French, German, and Belgian ships to fish within six tothe twelve nautical miles of each other’s coastlines. [...]

On Saturday the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) accused a recent cyber attack on Russia and the Kremlin. The SBU stated that the hackers behind the most recent attack are the same as those who conducted an attack on the Ukrainian power grid in December 2016. Experts worldwide are still trying to decide who was [...]

In a narrow 4-3 decision , the Supreme Court of Iowa ruled on Friday that former Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner, and now chief judge of the board, Christopher Godfrey can sue high-ranking government officials, including Governor Kim Reynolds and former Governor Terry Branstad, for violating equal protection and due process rights granted by the Iowa [...]