US District Court Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to halt Texas’ plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The cut, which was due to take effect January 21, is now delayed until February 21. Sparks issued the delay to give the court time to consider the “mountain of [...]

UN Independent Expert Mohammed Ayat on Friday described some of the challenges that Cote d’Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, must face as the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) withdraws from the country. Ayat made mention of recent incidents of strikes, school violence and mutinies, stressing that the demands of these groups must be “expressed [...]

Croatian police are forcing those seeking asylum in Croatia back to Serbia in violation of EU policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday. According to those interviewed by HRW, after being detained by Croatian officials they were denied the right to lodge based on the need for asylum. Some were assaulted and their personal [...]

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released a memo on Thursday that provides model language to be used for immigration laws and policies in so-called “sanctuary cities” nationally. Schneiderman’s memo suggest not detaining undocumented inmates for the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless a detainer request is accompanied by a judge’s order. The Obama [...]

JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. and Sarah Wetter, of The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss forthcoming new regulations on controlling communicable diseases through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … On January 19, 2017, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a final [...]

The Court of Appeals of Georgia on Friday overturned the Columbia County trial court’s denial of name change petitions of two transgender individuals. Rowan Elijah Feldhaus, born Rebecca Elizabeth Feldhaus, filed a petition for a name change in July 2015, and Andrew Norman Baumert, born Delphine Renee Baumert, filed a petition for a name change [...]

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Teori Zavascki died in a small plane crash Thursday. Also aboard the plane were Alberto Filgueiras, a longtime friend of Zavascki and owner of the aircraft, as well as the pilot, a personal massage therapist for Filgueiras and her mother. As of Thursday night the cause of the crash was unknown. [...]

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday that Uber Technologies agreed to pay $20 million to settle a claim that the ride-hailing company had engaged in misleading tactics to recruit new drivers. According to the FTC’s complaint , Uber exaggerated the potential earnings a driver could make, as well as the lease rates [...]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Navient , the largest servicer of US student loans. The CFPB alleged that Navient “fail borrowers at every stage of repayment” in a press release on Wednesday. CFPB went on to allege that Navient, among other harms, convinced many students to take out larger loans than necessary, concealed [...]

The US Department of Defense announced the transfer of four Guantanamo prisoners Thursday. Jabran al Qahtani will be sent to Saudi Arabia , while Ravil Mingazov, Haji Wali Muhammed, and Yassim Qasim Mohammed Ismail Qasim will be sent to the United Arab Emirates . The prisoners had been recommended for transfer by the Guantanamo Review [...]