The Central Africa Republic (CAR) constitutional court on Monday certified the results of the first round of the recent presidential vote, resulting in a runoff between two former prime ministers. The election results reported that Anicet Georges Dologuele received about 24 percent of the vote, and Faustin Archange Touadere finished in second place with 19 [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Musacchio v. US that sufficiency of the evidence appeals should not be based on the elements in an erroneous jury instruction, but rather on the elements of the crime charged. Musacchio was found guilty of unauthorized access to the protected computer of a competitor and conspiracy to make [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. United States that equitable tolling does not apply to the presentment of a tribe’s contract claim. The Menominee Tribe contracted with the Indian Health Service (IHS), under the terms of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, to take control of [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Monday in favor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the case of FERC v. EPSA , upholding a 2011 rule regulating the market for wholesale demand response. Demand response is a program in which consumers receive a payment for reductions in electricity use during peak times. In [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Montgomery v. Louisiana that a landmark decision banning mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles should apply retroactively. The Supreme Court reached that decision in Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs in 2012, but until now the outcome was being applied retroactively only by certain states. [...]
Three men were arrested on Saturday for their possible connection to the disappearance of 43 Mexican students in September 2014. Mexican authorities claim the suspects are members of Guerreros Unidos , a local drug cartel that presumably received and murdered the missing students following their protest and arrest. One of the men is also a [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in a case regarding a North Dakota law that would ban abortion as soon as a heartbeat is detectable, as early as six weeks. The Abortion Control Act was struck down by the district court and the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit . The [...]
Former Bangladesh prime minster Khaleda Zia was ordered to appear in court following charges of sedition on Monday. The suit against Zia was filed by Momtaz Uddin Ahmad Mehdi, a lawyer with the Bangladesh Supreme Court and a supporter of the ruling Awami League. He said that the comment Zia made concerning the controversy over [...]
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday vetoed bills aimed at granting full adoption rights to same-sex couples and at removing restrictions on abortions . The president stated that the legislation represents a radical change that requires broader public consultation. He further added that the parliament has failed to demonstrate that these bills are in [...]
Thousands of people in Poland on Saturday protested the government’s planned changes to a certain law that would increase its surveillance over Polish citizens. The proposed change to the law, initiated by the ruling Law and Justice Party, would expand the government’s rights to access digital data and loosen restrictions of using surveillance in law [...]
