The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a 2014 Michigan law that gave the Michigan Natural Resources Commission and State Legislature the ability to name new game animals was unconstitutional. The Michigan Constitution contains a Title-Object Clause, which states “No law shall embrace more than one object, which shall be expressed in its title.” [...]
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that two Arizona identity theft laws used to support Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s workplace raids did not have discriminatory purpose and will remain on the books. US District Court Judge David Campbell’s ruling follows a 2014 lawsuit brought by civil-rights group, Puente Arizona , in which they alleged that [...]
The German Federal Constitutional Court said Wednesday that it cannot hear a case over Internet royalties to news content creators brought by Yahoo, Inc. The suit was filed as a reaction to Germany changing its copyright law in 2013. The new section 87f of the law gives news content creators the right to compensation from [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking an overtime reform rule that was to be implemented next week. The overtime rule , passed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , would raise the ceiling for those seeking to receive overtime compensation [...]
The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia upheld the life sentences of two top Khmer Rouge officials Wednesday while reversing in part and affirming in part a list of their convictions. The court held the convictions of Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan for crimes against humanity of murder, persecution [...]
The President of the UN Human Rights Council, Ambassador Choi Kyonglim , on Tuesday announced that the UN commission investigating human rights violations in Burundi is to be staffed by Fatsah Ouguergouz of Algeria, Reina Alapini Gansu of Benin and Francoise Hampson of the UK. Established by Resolution 33/24 in September, the Human Rights Council [...]
A Rome court on Tuesday rejected an appeal challenging the wording of a political reform referendum in Italy. Brought by former constitutional court judge Valerio Onida , the challenge alleged that grouping referendum topics into one yes or no question was improper. The referendum seeks to diminish the power of the senate and regional governments, [...]
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community are experiencing a “vortex of violence and discrimination” on a global level, including hate speech and rampant social media attacks, according to a statement made Tuesday by a UN human rights expert. Newly-appointed UN Independent Expert on the Protection against Violence and Discrimination based [...]
The Islamic State (IS) has used chemical weapons more than 52 times in Syria and Iraq since 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by London-based analytical group IHS Markit . More than 19 of these attacks were in the area of Mosul. The group’s Conflict Monitor monitors security threats, tracks regional conflict events and [...]
Azra Basic, a Croatian woman wanted for war crimes she allegedly committed against Serbs during the 1992-95 war, was extradited from the US to Bosnia Herzegovina on Tuesday. A report from the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH stated that Basic, 58, was transferred to Bosnian authorities at the Sarajevo airport. Basic is accused of killing one [...]
