New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits New York City from imposing a fee on plastic bags. New York City (NYC) was one day away from enacting a 5 cent fee on the use of plastic bags. The bill signed by Cuomo requires that “no city with a population over 1 [...]

A judicial official on Tuesday ruled in favor of Georgia in a water consumption dispute with Florida. The official urged the US Supreme Court to reject water consumption limits placed on Georgia, which the state argued would constitute billions of dollars in losses to Georgia’s economy . Ralph Lancaster, a special master appointed by the [...]

Argentine prosecutor Juan Pedro Zoni asked a court on Tuesday to investigate President Mauricio Macri and other government officials over a deal the national government made with a company owned by Macri’s family. Zoni is also seeking to investigate Communication Minister Oscar Aguad and the director of legal affairs for the Communication Ministry, Juan Manuel [...]

A federal judge on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to a Volkswagen (VW) settlement meant to buy back more than 80,000 vehicles. The settlement outlines a $1.22 billion plan to buy back polluting 3.0 liter diesel-engine vehicles. Volkswagen may end up being forced to pay over $4.04 billion if their fixes are not approved by regulators. [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a pro-marijuana student group that was barred from using university trademarks. Iowa State University (ISU) allows student organizations to use its name and insignia on merchandise to raise awareness for causes. However, the school’s chapter of [...]

The Parliament of Montenegro on Monday provisionally approved a motion requesting that immunity be lifted for two officials possibly involved in an attempted coup last October. The motion, raised by Chief Special Prosecutor Milivoje Katnic, named parliament members Andrija Mandic and Milan Knezevic. They have been accused of “creating a criminal organization … and preparing [...]

A group of UN human rights experts urged Kenya on Tuesday to stop crackdowns on human rights groups to protect the integrity of the August elections. The experts warned the crackdown on the rights groups could delegitimize the election process and possibly trigger another uprising . According to the UN experts, the country has begun [...]

The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee voted Monday to block Washington, DC’s Death with Dignity legislation . HJ Res 27 was voted out of committee by a 22-14 vote to begin the process of preventing physician assisted death after the city passed the measure last year. The move is permitted under the Home Rule [...]

The UN human rights office on Monday expressed concern over reports that at least 101 people have been killed by Congolese soldiers in conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The deadly clashes have been between the Congolese militia, Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), and local forces, known as [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Jessica Evans of Human Rights Watch, discusses ongoing litigation regarding the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation’s immunity to civil suit … A few days ago, I had the rare opportunity to watch an arm of the World Bank answer in court for the harm one of its projects allegedly caused. The International [...]