The US Congress passed the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 Thursday, raising the federal minimum wage for the first time in almost a decade. The provision was introduced as an amendment to the Iraq War Supplemental Budget , and will raise the current minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $5.85 an hour within [...]
An Oklahoma bill barring the use of public funds to pay for abortions passed into law Thursday after the deadline for the governor's veto expired at midnight Wednesday. The bill bars the use of public money to fund most abortions, but does include exceptions for cases of rape or incest if the victim reports the [...]
The US House of Representatives passed two measures Thursday that would require stricter regulation of lobbying practices. The Lobbying Transparency Act , which passed 382-37 , would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require more stringent disclosure of bundled contributions given by a lobbyist to a lawmaker. Currently, donors who bundle their contributions [...]
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, passed by the US House of Representatives, May 24, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko fired Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun Thursday, prompting Interior Minister Vasyl Tsushko to dispatch police to form a protective chain around the General Office of the Public Prosecutor. Piskun himself initially defied the dismissal, but subsequently said that he will leave office once the order is published in the presidential register and [...]
Lobby Transparency Act, passed by the US House of Representatives, May 24, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Global Corruption Report 2007, Transparency International, May 24, 2007 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
US v. Timothy J. Rigas and John J. Rigas, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, May 24, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Judicial corruption is hurting the rule of law around the world, according to an annual report on the problem released Thursday by Transparency International (TI) . TI's Global Corruption Report 2007 found judicial corruption to be particularly prevalent in the former Soviet republics in eastern and central Europe, and central Asia. In Moscow alone, the [...]
UK Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer , the first Secretary of State of the new Ministry of Justice (MOJ) , sought to resolve differences between the judiciary and the government over the recent split of the MOJ from the Home Office Wednesday, speaking twice with the United Kingdom's most senior judge, Lord Nicholas Phillips of Worth [...]
