The South Africa Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed for leave to appeal the unfavorable judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) concerning the government’s failure to detain Sudan President Omar al-Bashir despite an outstanding high court order barring him from leaving the country. However, DOJ spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga expressed his belief that [...]

Congress introduced a new bill on Friday which will force smartphone manufacturers to decrypt data in response to law enforcement demands. The bill was proposed by senators Diane Feinstein and Richard Burr, and states that companies “must provide in a timely manner responsive, intelligible information or data, or appropriate technical assistance to obtain such information.” [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood of Indiana filed suit against the state of Indiana on Thursday, challenging the constitutionality of a recently-signed abortion law that would prevent abortions sought due to genetic abnormalities. The ALCU and Planned Parenthood are also seeking an injunction on the law until after this lawsuit is [...]

U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer on Thursday unsealed an opinion from late March ruling that the government did not have grounds to designate the major insurance company, Metlife , as “too big to fail.” The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) determined in 2014 that financial distress at Metlife could significantly affect the national economy [...]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Thursday that European Union states are violating international law by breaking their migrant pact with Turkey, by not allowing the country to extradite suspected terrorists. Speaking at a ceremony in the capital Ankara, Erdogan threatened to terminate the migrant deal if the EU does not abide by the [...]

Courts in Belgium heard cases on Thursday concerning the attacks in Paris. One of the hearings concerned whether Salah Abdeslam would be remanded in custody before being transferred to the French government. Last week following a court decision in Brussels, Belgium, authorities agreed to extradite Paris attack suspect Abdeslam to France. The attacks in Paris [...]

Pakistani authorities opened a probe on Thursday into reports that a charity run by a militant group has established an Islamic court. The group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reportedly established a court separate from the judiciary in Lahore. Legal experts in the area claim that such a system is illegal and unconstitutional. This type of Tabilban [...]

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill (HB 2665) on Thursday enacting a new funding formula for schools. The bill replaces a formula that was found to be unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court , which ruled in February that the previous funding system was inequitable. Justices on the court gave the Kansas legislature until [...]

Former US Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert in a sentencing memorandum filed on Wednesday urged the court to spare him jail time and impose a sentence of probation. The memorandum first acknowledged Hastert’s past actions and stated that he was “deeply sorry” for such actions before discussing how throughout his life he has been [...]

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday reminded Bahrain to regard human rights as essential amid growing international concern that the government is engaging in sectarian discrimination. The secretary made the remarks in a joint press conference with Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa after the two officials had a private discussion. Kerry [...]