Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged EU officials to adhere to a 2013 suspension on arms transfers with Egypt in order to prevent human rights violations. According to AI, the suspension was put in place “after hundreds of protesters were killed in a show of grossly excessive force by security forces in August 2013,” but [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday ruled that the 2014 elimination of the state’s early in-person (EIP) voting was unconstitutional and in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) . While the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reached a settlement agreement in April [...]
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Tuesday stayed a lower court’s decision striking down Wisconsin’s “right to work” law . Judge William Foust of the Dane County Circuit Court in April struck down the law that would bar unions from reaching agreements to force private-sector workers to pay the equivalent of union dues, later refusing [...]
US President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Vietnam Tuesday pressing the government on human rights concerns in the nation. Stating that he was not intending to single any one nation out, Obama commended Vietnam on its progress in recent years in committing “to bringing its laws in line with its new constitution and with [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday temporarily blocked an Ohio law defunding Planned Parenthood. The judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood on May 11 and issued a temporary two-week restraining order preventing state officials from terminating funding and declining to order the reinstatement [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday overturned a 2013 jury verdict that found Bank of America liable for fraud and imposed a penalty of more than $1.2 billion. The Second Circuit determined that there was not enough evidence provided to establish that the Countrywide Financial unit of Bank of America [...]
The UK Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld lower court rulings that determined citizens who have lived outside of the UK for more than 15 years will not be allowed to vote in the June 23 EU referendum. The statute, the EU Referendum Act 2015 was challenged by two citizens that have been living abroad for [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Wittman v. Personhuballah that Republican congressmen from Virginia lack standing to appeal a decision regarding an election district plan for Virginia’s Third Congressional District. The district was altered in 2012 in a manner that increased the already majority-African American population, and the district court found the plan unconstitutional [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Monday in Green v. Brennan that the 45-day limitations period for filing a constructive-discharge claim begins running only after an employee resigns. The court was asked to determine whether, under federal employment discrimination law, the filing period for a constructive discharge claim begins to run when an employee resigns, [...]
A Baltimore judge on Monday acquitted police officer Edward Nero on all counts for his role in the death of Freddie Gray. The verdict followed a five-day bench trial in which Nero faced charges of second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office. Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams found that there was [...]
