The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit Thursday accusing the Trump administration of violating the religious freedom of nationals from the seven nations named in President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order . The suit , filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California , alleges the executive [...]
Judges for the UK High Court dismissed a claim brought by the Single Market Justice campaign , which argued that members of parliament should be given a vote on Britain leaving the European Economic Area . The campaigners asserted that since leaving the EEA was not specifically on last June’s ballot, it must be voted [...]
Missouri lawmakers on Thursday sent a “right to work” proposal to Governor Eric Greitens , who is expected to sign the measure into law. The bill will prevent unions from requiring workers to pay dues as a condition of employment. Supporters expect the measure to help with job growth. Others believe it is simply being [...]
The US Senate voted 54-45 on Thursday in favor of a resolution to end a coal mining rule put in place by the Obama administration. The Senate, under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) , passed a resolution that ends the Stream Protection Rule (SPR) . The CRA gives Congress the power to undo rules shortly [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected on Thursday requests to intervene and defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . Sixteen states, two lawmakers and several nonprofit consumer groups filed motions out of concern that the Trump administration would fire Richard Cordray , the agency’s director who was appointed by [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday unanimously upheld a German court’s ruling allowing the preventative detention of a 28- year-old man. Daniel Ilnseher was convicted of strangling a woman to death in 1997. In 2008 he had served the 10-year sentence, as prescribed by law for juveniles, but was not released and [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order , which dictates that officials cannot bar valid immigrant visa-holders from entering the US. In the order, Judge André Birotte Jr. also prohibited officials from detaining or blocking [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University discusses the role of the Senate in the confirmation of executive nominees under the new administration… Controversies involving many of the persons nominated by President Trump to lead major executive agencies provide an important reminder of the Senate’s robust constitutional [...]
Phil Shiner, a disgraced human rights lawyer, is no longer allowed to practice law after being struck off Thursday after having 12 charges of misconduct proved against him. Shiner raised a myriad of allegations that British troops tortured and killed Iraqis during the Iraq War. An earlier investigation found Shiner had deliberately fabricated the claims. [...]
Sweden announced Thursday that it has agreed upon a new framework for its climate policy. The framework promises zero greenhouse emissions by 2045. Pending approval from parliament, the bill will go into effect in January 2018. Long-term goals and binding authority will work to ensure the measure will be productive. In an interview with the [...]
