North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed House Bill 1169 into law on Thursday, making his the 15th state to allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit. The bill was met with little opposition in the state legislature , passing the House in a 83-9 vote, and the Senate in a 34-13 vote. The [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday ordered an expedited schedule for the appeal of a lower court ruling blocking the travel ban executive order by President Donald Trump . The court, after considering the federal government’s Motion to Expedite Appeal and Set Briefing Deadlines, the Plaintiffs’ Response, and the Government’s [...]

Argentinian Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio on Thursday ordered former President Cristina Kirchner to stand trail in a multi-billion dollar fraud case. Kirchner and 14 other government officials have been accused of collaborating in an attempt to to defraud the Argentinian government of $3.5 billion by selling the Central Bank of Argentina’s dollar futures at below-market [...]

The US State Department granted a presidential permit to the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline on Friday allowing it to “construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana for the importation of crude oil.” According to the Department, the administration weighed the “foreign policy; energy security; environmental, cultural, and economic [...]

A group of a dozen US Senators introduced the “Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017” Thursday to expand sanctions on Iran for ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, transfers of conventional weapons, and human rights violations. The bill was announced last month and is being sponsored by seven Democrats and seven Republicans, including Bob [...]

A contracting officer from the US General Services Administration sent a letter to Donald Trump, Jr., on Thursday finding that the Trump Organization did not violate the lease it holds for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. According to the letter, the GSA began fielding questions regarding a potential violation of section 37.19 of [...]

The Taiwanese Constitutional Court on Thursday heard argument in a case seeking recognition of marriage equality. The suit had been filed more than two years ago by gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei and requests for clarification on the state of the law had also been filed by the Taipei government. The challenge hinges on Article [...]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein issued a statement Friday calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Yemen war and continued international support in ending the conflict. Zeid said over 13,000 civilians have been killed or wounded in the last two years, and that 21 Million Yemenis, which is [...]

Lawyers for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl filed a motion to dismiss on Thursday with the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces . The defense attorneys claim that President Trump’s statements during the campaign trail that Bergdahl is a traitor who should be executed has prevent Bergdahl from receiving a fair trial. The defense [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution Friday to investigate potential human rights violations in Myanmar. The fact-finding mission will be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council with the purpose of establishing the facts and circumstances of the alleged human rights violations by military and security forces. The resolution calls [...]