The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Texas law banning sanctuary cities. The law, Senate Bill 4 (SB4) , "prohibits local authorities from limiting their cooperation with federal immigration...
President Donald Trump on Monday blocked the hostile takeover of mobile chip giant Qualcomm by Singapore-based Broadcom . The executive order notes that Section 721 of the Defense Production Act allows the president and the...
China's National People's Congress on Sunday added supervisory commissions and announced that it will reform China's criminal code, both measures aimed at furthering in the government's anti-graft campaign. During the first session of the 13th National People's Congress...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday released his annual report concerning global human rights in which he criticized global politicians for acting to further their own political ambitions "at the expense...
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday struck down an employee termination based on the employee's transgender identity, despite the employer's strong religious beliefs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursued the...
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito asked participants in the Pennsylvania gerrymandering case on Wednesday to respond to a request that the Supreme Court block Pennsylvania's new congressional map. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case challenging a Minnesota law that bans political apparel in polling places. The Minnesota law at issue states, "A political badge, political button, or...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Schedule I classification for marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act . Judge Alvin Hellerstein granted...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) interpretation of the permit requirement codified in the Clean Water Act (CWA) The question for the...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in two criminal procedure cases. In Rosales-Mireles v. US , the petitioner framed the question for the court as: "How should a court of appeals exercise its discretion...
