The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission on Tuesday released a report in which they “unanimously recommend that the current moratorium on the death penalty be extended.” While the report noted that it was difficult to come to that decision, “ue to the volume and seriousness of the flaws in Oklahoma’s capital punishment system,” it advised [...]

US District Judge William Orrick from the Northern District of California on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction against Executive Order 13768, titled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States which would have allowed the federal government to withhold funds from cities which have been designated as “sanctuary cities.” In the ijunction, Orrick [...]

Israel’s Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked confirmed Tuesday that the country’s Judicial Appointments Committee has approved the first female judge to a Muslim religious court. Both Jewish Rabbinical and Muslim Sharia courts hear marriage, divorce and other family law cases for their given religion in the country. Jewish law explicitly forbids women from serving as judges [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that tribal sovereign immunity does not extend to tribal employees acting in an individual capacity. Lewis v. Clarke arose when Brian and Michelle Lewis were injured in a car crash caused by William Clarke, an employee of the Mohegan Tribe who was driving a Mohegan Sun Casino limousine. [...]

The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Monday filed the first complaint in a planned series of challenges to new California gun control laws put in place following the San Bernardino attack . The complaint was filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California Southern Division . Some experts doubt that the [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two civil procedure cases: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, and BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell . Bristol-Myers Squibb focuses on whether plaintiffs may sue in a state that has no particular connection to them, but has significant connection to [...]

The NAACP on Monday announced a lawsuit against the state of Georgia, claiming that state’s 2015 voter redistricting was discriminatory. The group claims that lawmakers redrew voting district lines for political gain at the expense of minority voters. The complaint asks that a three-judge panel review the redistricting and order the lawmakers to re-draw the [...]

The Canadian Province of Ontario announced Monday that it will begin a trial program for universal basic income this summer. The Ontario government said that it will test the policy on roughly 4,000 participants. Participants for the three-year program will be selected from a randomly selected mailing invite for individuals between the ages of 18 [...]

Indian President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill . The law is intended to prevent discrimination against individuals with HIV and AIDS, and makes it a fine-able offense to disclose the HIV-positive status of an individual against his or her will. These [...]

The State of Hawaii filed its answer as plaintiff with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday in a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump , concerning Executive Order 13780 , also known as the “revised travel ban.” The state maintains that a preliminary injunction issued by the district [...]