The internal watchdog of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it will be investigating the DOJ and the FBI for their handling of the probe into Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server. The DOJ Office of the Inspector General will give special focus on allegations that these entities disclosed private information and that [...]
A surge in populist leaders in Europe and the US threatens human rights while inviting autocratic abuse in other nations, according to the 2017 World Report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report argues that “mounting public discontent over the status quo” has led to the appeal of populists in powerful positions: [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday released its first report on the effects of solitary confinement on inmates with physical disabilities. The report, titled “Caged In: The Devastating Harms of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners with Physical Disabilities,” details how prisoners in solitary confinement are kept in small cells roughly the size of parking [...]
Chief Judge Gail Tusan of the Superior Court of Fulton County on Wednesday refused to place a hold on her previous ruling granting in-state tuition to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) recipients. In her ruling , Tusan stated that the defendants failed to show how and to what extent the state of Georgia [...]
The Lahore High Court on Thursday delayed the execution of former police officer Khizar Hayat until the Pakistan Supreme Court can rule on the case of another mentally ill convict. Hayat’s execution is now scheduled for January 30 , and whether it is carried out may depend on the Supreme Court’s decision. Hayat is a [...]
Senate Republicans on Thursday took the first step required to begin the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by passing a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48, allowing the process not to be subjected to a filibuster. Democrats took the the floor to voice their disapproval of the repeal, worried about [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled Wednesday that bondholders of Puerto Rico’s Employee Retirement System deserve a hearing to determine if their case has merit to proceed. The lawsuit focuses on Puerto Rico’s fiscal emergency law that was passed last year. Lawsuits over debt payments, particularly any lawsuits toward the Government [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced that it had reached an agreement with the city of Baltimore to reform its police department. The consent decree essentially puts the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) under federal supervision, requiring, among other things, that the BPD submit all “newly created or revised policies” to an Independent [...]
A 22-year-old Illinois man filed a lawsuit Wednesday after he was arrested for posting a video of him burning a flag, calling the state’s law unconstitutional. Byron Bryton Mellot posted six pictures on social media of him burning an American flag on July 4, 2015. These posts led police to arrest Mellot at his work, [...]
The Suffolk Superior Court in Massachusetts ordered on Wednesday Exxon Mobil to turn over 40 years’ worth of documents on climate change. This ruling stems from a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) issued by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy . Judge Heidi Brieger denied Exxon an emergency motion for a protective order that would have at [...]
