The Irish High Court will hear a new challenge to Brexit after tens of thousands of pounds were raised, according to reports Sunday. The challenge contends that Article 50 is revocable once it is activated. Under EU law, a member state has two years after Article 50 is triggered to leave the union. The case [...]
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said Saturday that he will challenge the election results before his country’s Supreme Court. Jammeh had unexpectedly conceded defeat after the elections commission announced the victory of opposition candidate Adama Barrow. However, Jammeh has now decried “serious and unacceptable abnormalities” and called for fresh polls. Jammeh’s party, the Alliance for Patriotic [...]
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari to Honeycutt v. United States , a case dealing with collecting forfeitures from drug deals. At issue is whether one co-conspirator in a drug deal is liable for forfeiting all of the reasonably foreseeable proceeds from the deal. Tony and Terry Honeycutt were charged with federal drug [...]
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request by supporters of Presiden-elect Donald Trump to block Wisconsin’s recount. Judge James Patterson ruled that “the recount is an inherent part of what ensures the integrity of elections.” The challenge came from the Great America political action committee and Stop Hillary PAC, both forming a challenge to [...]
South Korean lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach President Park Guen-hye. The final vote count was 234 to 56, well beyond the two-thirds majority needed for the impeachment motion to pass. More than 60 members from Park’s conservative party crossed the aisle to vote with the opposition pushing for the impeachment. Park is accused of [...]
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling that allowed all married same-sex couples to get the names of both spouses on their child’s birth certificate. The court found that the law did not violated equal protection by “acknowledg basic biological truths.” The justices found that the state of Arkansas has a vested interest [...]
A UN report released on Thursday stated that failure by parties in eastern Ukraine to implement the Minsk Agreements has led to numerous human rights violations against Ukrainian civilians. This has mainly become a concern for those who live near the “contact line’ between the government and armed groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. [...]
The Dutch disctrict court of Haarlem said Friday that Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch right wing political party, Party for Freedom , has been convicted of inciting discrimination. The incident in question happened in March 2014 during a political rally, where Wilders promised to lower the number of Morrocans in the Netherlands. The [...]
Lebanese lawmakers took steps on Wednesday to overturn a law that allows rapists to avoid prosecution if they marry their victims. Article 522 of the penal code was ratified in the 1940s and maintains that those found guilty of rape could be sentenced for at least seven years but that charges could be lifted if [...]
The South Korean Parliament on Thursday introduced a motion to begin impeachment proceedings against President Park Geun-hye. The opposition-led parliament will need at least three-fourths of the parliament’s votes for the motion to proceed. The motion is only valid for 48 hours and the motion must come to a vote by this Friday, or else [...]
