The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that upheld Virginia’s voter identification law. The plaintiffs challenged SB 1256 , which requires that voters have a valid form of ID either before voting or within three days after voting, alleging that it inhibits “equal participation by protected [...]
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Texas regulations that would require the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains. The new regulations, approved last week by the Texas Department of State Health Services , are set to take effect December 19 and would require the burial or cremation of [...]
Qatar’s new labor reforms, which take effect Tuesday, fail to provide adequate protections for migrant workers, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report released Monday. The country replaced it previous 2009 sponsorship law with Law No. 21 of 2015 . The report claims the new labor laws barely address labor exploitation because they still allow [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Tuesday accused Syrian pro-government forces of going door to door and systematically killing civilians in at least four neighborhoods. The killings have reportedly resulted in at least the deaths of 82 civilians, including 13 children. The situation on the ground is causing residents to [...]
The US Supreme Court denied review of two class action lawsuit settlements Monday related to concussion injuries suffered by players in the National Football League . The $1 billion settlement between the NFL and more than 20,000 retired players has been challenged by some of those players in two different suits, Armstrong vs. National Football [...]
Kyrgyzstan’s Central Election Commission on Sunday announced that a referendum to give the government more power has passed. The referendum gives more control to the prime minister by bestowing the ability to dismiss cabinet members without the advice or consent of the president. President Almazbek Atambayev sponsored the referendum and many believe it is because [...]
The UK government said Monday it will use its terrorism laws to ban a neo-Nazi group, marking the first time such a step has been taken. The move would make it a crime to be a member of, wear insignia, or work with the National Action as it would fall under the umbrella of a [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Shaw v. United States that a defendant’s argument that he should not be convicted of bank fraud because because he only intended to cheat a bank depositor is unpersuasive. Lawrence Shaw illegally drained another person’s bank account but claimed on appeal that because he did not intend [...]
The US Congress on Saturday passed legislation that would continue reviews of racially motivated killings in the civil rights era. The bill indefinitely extends a 2007 law, which expires next year, that calls for a full and complete accounting of racial killings, many of which have been closed cases for decades. More than 100 cases [...]
Defenders of condemned inmate Ronald Bert Smith Jr. are calling his execution an “avoidable disaster.” The death row inmate was seen coughing, and his upper body heaved repeatedly for 13 minutes as he was being sedated. Furthermore, during the first consciousness test, Smith moved his arm. Smith’s attorneys stated that the movements show that he [...]
