Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved proposals to legalize recreational marijuana on Tuesday, while several other states voted to permit the use of medical marijuana. California voters passed Proposal 64 , which immediately permits those over 21 years of age to use recreational marijuana. This creates the largest market for the legal use of [...]
UNICEF urged the government of Myanmar Tuesday to protect its children, particularly those in regions most embroiled in conflict. The statement calls attention to the area of Rakhine State , highlighting the concern for those children who have been isolated from receiving aid as a result of internal tension. UNICEF stated that the children in [...]
Gun control ballot measures were approved by voters Tuesday in California, Nevada and Washington while failing in Maine. California’s Proposition 63 would require individuals to obtain a permit before purchasing ammunition. It would also eliminate several exemptions to the state’s large-capacity magazine ban and increase penalties for possessing them. This proposition passed with 62.7 percent [...]
A Canadian law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Samsung for negligence in the distribution of the Galaxy Note 7 . McKenzie Lake Lawyers, LLP filed the action Friday with the Superior Court of Ontario . The firm alleges that Samsung was negligent in their marketing and distribution of the phone. Further, McKenzie [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard argument in the cases of Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami and Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Co. . Believing cyclical poverty in Miami is a byproduct of predatory loans against minority groups, Miami brought a federal lawsuit against lenders Bank of America and Wells Fargo alleging [...]
More than 1,000 Hong Kong lawyers dressed in black marched through the the city in silence on Tuesday in opposition of a decision by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress that barred two elected pro-independence lawmakers, Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-Ching, from taking their seats in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council . In October [...]
The Hungarian National Assembly on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to block the settlement of new refugees in Hungary. Orban’s ruling Fidesz party failed to attract the two opposition votes necessary for a two-thirds majority vote in parliament. The bill sought to refuse an EU-set quota scheme that would [...]
Two members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Monday asking them to review Mylan NV , the manufacturer of the EpiPen allergy shot. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) raised concerns about Mylan NV’s potential violation of antitrust laws. The two senators claim that [...]
A third fewer women than men lack Internet access in the world’s poorest countries—a gap that is set to widen, according to a report released Tuesday by the poverty rights organization One . The report , released at the Web Summit in Lisbon, the largest tech event in Europe, shows a trend in recent years, [...]
The Scottish government on Tuesday announced its intention to join the lawsuit challenging British Prime Minister Theresa May’s right to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty , which would officially start the UK’s exit from the EU. The High Court of the UK ruled last week that Article 50 can only be triggered by [...]
