Lawyers for Daniel Ramirez Medina, a Mexican-born man detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , despite being a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, have said that their client is expected to be released as early as Wednesday on a $15,000 bond . DACA recipients are granted permission to stay [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Lee v. United States . In Lee v. United States the court is considering whether it is expected that a non-citizen resident with strong ties to the US would reject a plea offer that would result in mandatory deportation, and therefore advice by counsel to [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday reforming the previous administration’s energy policies. Trump stated that previous policies and regulations became burdensome to the energy industry and that by altering these regulations and policies wages will increase by more than $30 billion over the next seven years. The new order targets the [...]

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen on Tuesday dismissed a complaint from eight individuals scheduled for executions in Arkansas next month. Griffen granted the state’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint, finding that he had no jurisdiction over the matter after the state’s Supreme Court reversed his previous ruling . Griffen wrote: As such, it [...]

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to repeal Internet privacy regulations. Following the Senate vote , the House voted 231-189 to approve HR 230 , preventing the Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services rule from entering into force. The rule would have prevented telecommunication organizations from selling or [...]

Scottish lawmakers on Tuesday voted 69-59 in favor of holding an independence referendum. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had pushed for a referendum between 2018 and 2019 following the UK’s move to leave the EU. Speaking about her plans last week, Sturgeon stated , “Scotland stands at a hugely important crossroads. On the eve of Article [...]

In a settlement agreement announced on Monday, the state of Michigan has agreed to allot $87 million to replace lead water pipes in the city of Flint. Among other things, the settlement provides that residents of Flint can receive lead testing of their water four times per year, are entitled to bottled water deliveries, and [...]

An anonymous Canadian government official on Monday announced the country’s intention to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018. The news follows public declarations from both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to introduce legislation legalizing and strictly regulating the substance. Canada is expected to incorporate the advice of the marijuana task force, [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Moore v. Texas that the factors considered by Texas in determining a defendant was not intellectually disabled do not comport with the Eighth Amendment or court precedent. The case arose when Petitioner Bobby James Moore fatally shot a store clerk during a botched robbery when he was 20 [...]

The UK Court Martial Appeal Court on Tuesday reduced the sentence of former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, who was convicted of killing an injured Taliban militant in Afghanistan in 2011. His murder conviction that carried a sentence of life imprisonment was reduced to manslaughter this month, and this sentencing decision reduces his imprisonment to only [...]