Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in state court seeking a declaration that residency is a requirement for gubernatorial candidacy in the state. The suit comes as 10 non-residents have taken the steps to run in the 2018 Kansas governor race. Schmidt argues in the suit that, while there is no [...]

A UN report published Tuesday detailed the conditions of thousands of people are being held in Libya, describing them as human rights violations. According to the report, released by the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) about 6,500 people are being held in official prisons, but thousands are being detained in facilities [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Wednesday ruled that Colorado may bind its presidential electors to cast their votes for the winner of the state’s popular vote. Senior Judge Wiley Y. Daniel held that states “have the power to attach conditions to the electors’ appointment,” and that Supreme [...]

US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday dismissed a suit alleging that President Trump violated the Ethics in Government Act (EIGA) by reporting personal and business debt on his 2016 financial disclosure form . EIGA requires elected officials to disclose their financial liabilities to the Federal Election Commission upon taking office. Plaintiff Jeffrey Lovitky [...]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a concealed carry permit is required in order to lawfully transport a loaded gun in a car. In 2014, police stopped Brian Grandberry as a part of a traffic stop. Upon questioning Grandberry, police discovered that he did not have a concealed carry license, and that he [...]

The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) , on behalf of seven residents of Maryland and Arizona, filed suit on Wednesday against the US Census Bureau , arguing that its last-minute decision to add a citizenship status question on the 2020 Census is unconstitutional. The NDRC, headed by former US Attorney General Eric Holder, and the [...]

Germany’s constitutional court, the Bundesverfassungsgericht , ruled the property tax regime in west Germany to be unconstitutional on Tuesday, citing the the current unitary valuations as violating the fundamental right to equal treatment under German Basic Law . The crux of the problem, as identified by the court, is that property tax determinations in Germany [...]

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra , along with the attorneys general of 14 other states and the District of Columbia, filed a motion Monday to intervene and defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against a challenge to its constitutionality. The suit challenging the ACA was filed in February by 20 Republican-led states, including Texas and [...]

The UN Security Council on Tuesday voted not to adopt three proposed resolutions that would implement measures to investigate the use of chemical weapons, among other issues, in Syria. Two drafts were proposed in response to recent reports that chemical weapons were used in Syria. The US proposal would establish a new investigative mechanism to [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled that the French government may proceed with a case in which local Uber managers are facing criminal charges for running an illegal taxicab service. In 2014, the French government passed a law prohibiting taxi services from using unlicensed drivers when carrying fewer than 10 passengers. The [...]