The state of Georgia has settled a lawsuit against Secretary of State Brian Kemp over a voter registration law that would reject any application that did not exactly match personal identification information in state and federal databases. As part of the settlement, Georgia will no longer reject voter applications for not exactly matching the databases. [...]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday approved an 18-article bill that would provide significant changes to Turkey’s constitution. A public referendum vote will be held on April 16 to see if the changes will be incorporated. Erdoğan has stated that the changes are necessary to provide stability in Turkey. Opponents of the bill have [...]

A UN human rights expert on Fridayurged the Cameroonian government to restore Internet access to the country’s English-speaking populations. In his statement, Special Rapporteur David Kaye called the delay in restoring Internet access, which has been cut-off since January 17, “an appalling violation of their right to freedom of expression.” The network shutdown primarily affects [...]

The Mississippi Senate on Thursday approved a bill forbidding public universities and local governments to prohibit employees from disclosing any person’s immigration status to a federal official. Senate Bill 2710 also prohibits local government and universities from implementing a policy that “grants to any person the right to lawful presence or status within the state, [...]

The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would repeal the law prohibiting state citizens from carrying concealed firearms without a permit. Though similar bills have passed through the New Hampshire legislature twice, they were vetoed by the former governor, Senator Chuck Morse , on both occasions. The bill, backed by [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Thursday that the practice of keeping former death row inmates in solitary confinement after their death sentences have been vacated is unlawful. The plaintiffs, Craig Williams and Shawn T. Walker, are inmates in the custody of the defendant Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Both were sentenced [...]

New Gambian President Adama Barrow has confirmed through a top EU official that The Gambia will remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Neven Mimica , the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, was in The Gambia to announce a package of financial support for the country and reported the decision after meeting [...]

Romanian Justice Minister Florin Iordache, the man who originally introduced the corruption decree that sparked large protests , resigned on Thursday in the wake of protests calling for the government to resign. During his press conference , Iordache stated that since his time at the Justice Ministry began, he effectuated “only legal measures to remedy [...]

Peruvian Judge Richard Concepcion on Thursday ordered the arrest of former president Alejandro Toledo for his alleged involvement with a bribery scandal involving the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA . Concepcion ordered Toledo to spend up to 18 months in preventative prison while prosecutors investigate his alleged involvement in taking $20 million in bribes Odebrecht [...]

Six Democrats in the North Carolina House of Representatives filed a bill on Thursday to reverse House Bill 2 , commonly known as the “bathroom bill.” HB2 requires transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their biological sex, which is defined by the legislature as “the physical condition of being male or female, [...]