The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled that the bloc’s economic sanctions placed on Russia were valid. The measures include travel restrictions and a freeze on the assets of certain natural and legal persons. Certain measures also pertain to areas of access to capital markets, defense, dual-use goods, and sensitive technologies, including the [...]
Several UN rights experts called Tuesday for the release of prominent human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who was arrested at his home on March 20 by United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities. An arrest warrant was not issued and his current whereabouts are unknown, making human rights experts fear he may be in danger of harsh [...]
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said during Monday’s White House news briefing that cities failing to enforce immigration laws may be cut off from Justice Department grants. Sessions’ statement was directed towards so-called “sanctuary cities,” such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, which have implemented policies prohibiting officers from performing routine immigration checks and [...]
A group of 13 states have come out in support of President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban . Twelve state attorneys general and one governer filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Monday stating that the president lawfully acted in the interest of national security. The states claim that [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton and TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Brands Group LLC . In Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton , the court heard arguments on whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) church-plan exemption applies in circumstances where the [...]
The Beijing IP Court ruled on Monday that Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus do not infringe on patents held by the Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services Co., a Chinese manufacturer which is now “defunct.” Baili alleged that Apple had copied their exterior designs. The court held that the designs were not “exclusive” and that [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from record companies that want to pursue a copyright infringement case against music site Vimeo for hosting music by classic artists. Capitol Records and other record companies had sued Vimeo for hosting 199 unauthorized video recordings from artists such as The Beatles and Elvis [...]
Alexei Navalny, a well-known Russian opposition leader, was arrested on Sunday at a demonstration protesting the alleged corruption of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev . On Monday, the Tverskoy Court fined him 20,000 rubles (USD $350) for organizing the protest and sentenced him to 15 days in jail for resisting police orders. Protests against Medvedev [...]
Spain’s top court on Monday agreed to investigate claims by a Spanish woman who alleges her brother was tortured and murdered by Bashar al-Assad’s security forces. According to the woman, who is identified only as AH for security reasons, her brother was executed in 2013 in Damascus by Syrian security forces. Spanish High Court Judge [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to revive a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard over claims the corporations illegally filed debit and credit card fees. The court left in place a decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out a settlement because some retailers stood to [...]
