The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday marked its official closure with with a ceremony held in the Hague. The event marked the end of the ICTY’s 24 year tenure trying those most responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, violations of the laws of war and grave breaches of the Geneva [...]

The US House of Representatives voted 224-201 Wednesday to give final approval to the sweeping Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . With the Senate’s approval earlier Wednesday, the legislation now moves to President Donald Trump for signature. The legislation had been approved by the House Tuesday but was sent back for a revote due to [...]

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed judicial reform legislation Wednesday, placing control over the courts into the hands of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party. The move came hours after the European Commission triggered Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union against Poland over violations of the rule of law. The unprecedented move serves [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that Uber must comply with existing transportation regulations. In doing so, the ECJ found that Uber operates more like a transportation company than an online platform that merely connects riders with drivers. This ruling will require Uber operating in an EU country to abide by the transportation [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped their appeal against minor Jane Roe on Tuesday night, which was preventing her from receiving an abortion. Jane Roe was being housed in a federally-funded shelter due to lack of authorization and was initially refused her abortion services through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) . At some [...]

The US Senate on Wednesday voted 51-48 along party lines to approve a slightly modified version of the conference committee version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . The bill underwent minor changes between Wednesday afternoon’s passage by the US House of Representatives after the Senate Parliamentarian struck three provisions under the Byrd Rule [...]

The US Senate’s vote on the sweeping tax bill approved earlier today by the House of Representatives hit a procedural bump after the Senate Parliamentarian struck three provisions of the conference committee bill under the Byrd Rule governing the content of bills passed through the reconciliation process. The Parliamentarian found that the bill’s short name, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday detalied the “methodical massacre” in the Rohingya village of Tula Toli, also known as Min Gyi, in Burma’s Rakhine State on August 30, 2017. HRW alleges that Tula Toli was attacked by several hundred Burmese soldiers in uniform, as well as ethnic Rakhine villagers armed with machetes who trapped [...]

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 227-203 to approve the conference committee version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . The vote split largely along party lines, with 12 Republicans and all 191 Democrats voting against the measure. The House and Senate need to approve the conference committee report, issued on Friday [...]

The city of Detroit filed suit on Monday in the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan against a number of pharmaceutical companies in relation to the distribution of prescription opioid drugs. Following the lead of other states and municipalities , the 153-page complaint alleges that numerous manufactures and distributors of opioids, including Purdue [...]