The Turkish Parliament on Saturday approved a plan which, if approved by vote later this year, would increase presidential power within the country and would allow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to stay in office until 2029. The referendum acquired 339 votes, nine more than required, to go to a public vote. Among the new powers [...]
According to a US prosecutor, the US asked South Korea to arrest Ban Ki-sang, brother of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon , for his involvement in a bribery scheme to sell a Vietnamese building complex. Specifically, Ban Ki-sang was allegedly involved in bribing a Middle East nation official in a scheme to facilitate the [...]
Technology giant Apple filed suit against Qualcomm on Friday seeking $1 billion in damages, alleging that the chip manufacturer demanded unfair terms for use of its technology. In a statement , Apple alleged that Qualcomm, despite being only one of many manufacturers involved in the production of Apple’s iPhone, insisted on onerous and allegedly illegal [...]
US President Donald Trump on Friday, only hours after being sworn in, signed an executive order aimed at repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order commands government agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from or delay implementation of any provision or requirement” to avoid costs to individuals, insurers, health care providers and others. Trump [...]
US District Court Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to halt Texas’ plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The cut, which was due to take effect January 21, is now delayed until February 21. Sparks issued the delay to give the court time to consider the “mountain of [...]
UN Independent Expert Mohammed Ayat on Friday described some of the challenges that Cote d’Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, must face as the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) withdraws from the country. Ayat made mention of recent incidents of strikes, school violence and mutinies, stressing that the demands of these groups must be “expressed [...]
Croatian police are forcing those seeking asylum in Croatia back to Serbia in violation of EU policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday. According to those interviewed by HRW, after being detained by Croatian officials they were denied the right to lodge based on the need for asylum. Some were assaulted and their personal [...]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released a memo on Thursday that provides model language to be used for immigration laws and policies in so-called “sanctuary cities” nationally. Schneiderman’s memo suggest not detaining undocumented inmates for the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless a detainer request is accompanied by a judge’s order. The Obama [...]
JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. and Sarah Wetter, of The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss forthcoming new regulations on controlling communicable diseases through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … On January 19, 2017, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a final [...]
The Court of Appeals of Georgia on Friday overturned the Columbia County trial court’s denial of name change petitions of two transgender individuals. Rowan Elijah Feldhaus, born Rebecca Elizabeth Feldhaus, filed a petition for a name change in July 2015, and Andrew Norman Baumert, born Delphine Renee Baumert, filed a petition for a name change [...]
