The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state’s lethal injection protocols in a unanimous opinion. The court found that death row inmates failed to show that the current protocol violates their constitution right against cruel and unusual punishment. Executions have been stayed in the state while the legal challenge was pending with the last [...]
Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice on Wednesday upheld the 20-year prison sentence of Ion Ficior for crimes against humanity. Ficior was the commander of the Periprava labor camp from 1958 to 1963, during which approximately 103 political prisoners died. During his trial, former detainees accused him of beatings, providing limited access to food [...]
The UK government triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday, officially beginning the legal process of Britain leaving the European Union. British Prime Minister Theresa May stated shortly after signing the exit letter , “The Article 50 process is now under way, and in accordance with the wishes of the British people, the [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman that a New York state law that prohibited sellers from applying a surcharge to customers who paid with a credit card regulated the speech of the sellers. The law, New York General Business Law §518 , would punish violators with a fine up [...]
A Taiwanese human rights advocate, Lee Ming-che, is detained in China, suspected of harming national security, according to Chinese government officials. Lee disappeared on March 19 after entering Macau. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council PRC reported that Lee is being held in accordance with legal principles, but the government has not released [...]
Lawyers for Daniel Ramirez Medina, a Mexican-born man detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , despite being a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, have said that their client is expected to be released as early as Wednesday on a $15,000 bond . DACA recipients are granted permission to stay [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Lee v. United States . In Lee v. United States the court is considering whether it is expected that a non-citizen resident with strong ties to the US would reject a plea offer that would result in mandatory deportation, and therefore advice by counsel to [...]
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday reforming the previous administration’s energy policies. Trump stated that previous policies and regulations became burdensome to the energy industry and that by altering these regulations and policies wages will increase by more than $30 billion over the next seven years. The new order targets the [...]
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen on Tuesday dismissed a complaint from eight individuals scheduled for executions in Arkansas next month. Griffen granted the state’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint, finding that he had no jurisdiction over the matter after the state’s Supreme Court reversed his previous ruling . Griffen wrote: As such, it [...]
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to repeal Internet privacy regulations. Following the Senate vote , the House voted 231-189 to approve HR 230 , preventing the Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services rule from entering into force. The rule would have prevented telecommunication organizations from selling or [...]
