US Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) proposed a new bill Monday that would replace the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF). The proposed legislation includes several new provisions including: the use...
US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday dismissed a suit alleging that President Trump violated the Ethics in Government Act (EIGA) by reporting personal and business debt on his 2016 financial disclosure...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California - Orange County Wednesday seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) and Orange County Sheriff (OCSD) [official...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Eastern Caribbean countries to repeal colonial "buggery" laws . Among a variety of requests, HRW urged the countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,...
The US Supreme Court held Wednesday in Ayestas v Davis that the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the wrong standard when they denied Carlos Ayestas funding for investigative services in...
The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved Bill 7026 , the "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act," 67-50 in order to to provide stricter guidelines on firearms safety. The bill, approved ...
The Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday approved three bills to tighten gun control. HB1467 would criminalize selling, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing or carrying a bump stock or trigger crank that would allow non-automatic rifles to be used...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment for the Trump administration Tuesday, allowing construction of a border wall between the US and Mexico to proceed. Plaintiffs, including the Center...
A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that the Yushu Intermediate Court in China has upheld charges of "incitement to separatism" against Tashi Wangchuk. Charges were brought against Wangchuk in January 2016 after the...
Oregon's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the constitution to make access to health care a fundamental right. The amendment would add a section to the state's constitution that reads: "It is...
