A judge for the Court of Appeals in Kenya on Wednesday ordered the release of seven officials of the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union (KMPDU) who were jailed earlier this week due to an ongoing strike. The decision of the court also mandates that they resume negotiations with the government to be presented [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Tuesday denied a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt the seizure and destruction of the property of unhoused people living the city of Seattle. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the case on behalf of The Episcopal [...]
The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that would block funding for state colleges and universities that have “sanctuary policies” and do not abide by state and federal immigration laws. Sanctuary policies are designed to protect certain immigrants from deportation. The bill, referred to as “Americans First Act,” was passed by a [...]
Anthem filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in an attempt to block Cigna Corp from terminating their proposed $54 billion deal . The deal in question would have created the largest membership of any US health insurer. Cigna ended the merger after a federal judge ruled against the merger last week, stating it would further complicate [...]
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper proposed a compromise on Tuesday to repeal HB2 , also known as the “bathroom bill.” The compromise strikes HB2 , imposes tougher penalties for crimes committed in restrooms and dressing rooms, and requires local governments to provide notice before adopting non-discrimination ordinances. HB2 provides that individuals must use the restroom [...]
Civil rights lawyers filed a lawsuit Monday after immigration agents in Washington state detained a 23-year-old immigrant who was protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is an executive order that prevents immigrants who were brought into the US as children from being deported and gives them the opportunity to legally [...]
US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday that repeals a regulation requiring energy companies to disclose their payments to foreign governments. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule , enacted under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law, mandated that US energy companies disclose royalties or other payments made to governments to combat corruption involved [...]
The European Commission gave final warnings to Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK Wednesday for failing to address air pollution. The countries have repeatedly failed to meet the NO2 air pollution limits, as set by Directive 2008/50/EC . The limits were exceeded by 28 air quality zones in Germany, 19 air quality zones in [...]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits New York City from imposing a fee on plastic bags. New York City (NYC) was one day away from enacting a 5 cent fee on the use of plastic bags. The bill signed by Cuomo requires that “no city with a population over 1 [...]
A judicial official on Tuesday ruled in favor of Georgia in a water consumption dispute with Florida. The official urged the US Supreme Court to reject water consumption limits placed on Georgia, which the state argued would constitute billions of dollars in losses to Georgia’s economy . Ralph Lancaster, a special master appointed by the [...]
