The US Supreme Court overturned the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker on Monday, denying plaintiffs the opportunity to appeal a trial court’s decision before a final judgment is rendered when the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their action with prejudice. 28 USC § 1291 gives courts of appeals jurisdiction after a final judgment is [...]

The attorneys general of Maryland and Washington, DC, filed suit Monday against US President Donald Trump, alleging that he has violated the constitution by accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments while in office. The suit claims that by retaining ownership of and involvement in his company, Trump is in violation of the foreign and [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ruled against the majority of President Donald Trump’s revised executive order limiting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The ruling affirmed the majority of a district court injunction that blocked the order from being enforced. The judges affirmed the injunction on statutory grounds, finding the [...]

In a non-binding referendum with only 23 percent turnout, 97 percent of Puerto Rico voters opted for statehood Sunday. Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares announced the results Sunday and said he will communicate the results with the US Congress. The other options, independence and free association received 1.5 percent of the votes, and the current territorial [...]

A Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on Sunday awarded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, USD $32,500 in a libel case. The Netanyahus filed the suit against Igal Sarna , who alleged in a Facebook post that the prime minister was kicked out of his car by his wife during an argument. Prime [...]

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released from prison Friday, according to the Abu Bakr al-Sideeq militia, which was held him for the past five years. Saif, 44, who was the most high-profile of Gaddafi’s children, was expected to lead Libya after his father. Saif was released under a “General [...]

Brazil’s top electoral court, known as the TSE , dismissed a case on Friday against President Michel Temer for alleged illegal campaign funding in the 2014 election when he was the running mate of impeached president Dilma Rousseff. The TSE voted 4-3 to acquit both Temer and Rousseff, which avoided the annulment of their election [...]

Switzerland’s highest administrative court on Friday ruled to suspend the provisions of the Dublin Convention in relation to Hungary because of humanitarian and legal concerns over conditions. Hungary has continually been sharply criticized for its harsh treatment of refugees. The court stated that the situation in Hungary is too insecure and argued that the State [...]

Japan’s House of Councillors passed a law on Friday permitting 83-year-old Tsugu Akihito to become the first emperor since Emperor Kokaku in 1817 to abdicate his throne, clearing the way for his son, the 57-year-old Crown Prince Hironomiya Naruhito , to ascend to the throne. The upper house of parliament passed the bill with a [...]

The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Fatou Bensouda , on Thursday renewed her calls to the UN Security Council and the international community to support her office’s efforts in tackling impunity and pursuing justice for human rights violations in the Darfur region of Sudan. Bensouda particularly urged all UN member states, specifically [...]