The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the transfer of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darb to Saudi Arabia. Al Darb pleaded guilty in 2014. Part of the deal included his eventual transfer from Guantanamo. There are...
The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) and Planned Parenthood filed lawsuits against the Trump administration on Wednesday over an alleged shift in policy for family planning services toward a focus on abstinence. The complaints [NFPRHA;...
Lambda Legal announced on Wednesday that Puerto Rico will modify current policies to allow transgender people to change their gender on identification cards following a federal court order . In the order, the court stated that "the...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of California Monday seeking an injunction against a state law that prohibits the sale of federal land. The complaint, filed in the US District...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) did not strip state courts of jurisdiction over class action lawsuits under the 1933 Securities Act . The...
The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday granted a summary judgment against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, ordering the agency to comply with a new disclosure...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a statement and guidance on Wednesday warning public companies of their obligation to disclose cybersecurity breaches or threats. The SEC said that, "Given the frequency, magnitude and cost of cybersecurity...
In anticipation of the expiration of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a panel of UN rights experts on Tuesday urged urged the US to protect the lawful status of approximately 800,000 people. DACA recipients, or "dreamers,"...
An associate of South Korea's impeached former president Park Geun-hye's, Choi Soon-sil, was sentenced to 20 years and fined 18 billion won (USD $17 million) for abuse of power and bribery, among other crimes. The sentence was handed...
Virginia's Senate approved legislation on Monday allowing doctors to prescribe oils containing mostly non-psychoactive cannabis extracts, making Virginia part of the majority of states to approve medical marijuana. The bill was approved unanimously in both the state house...
