The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Monday calling for the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to “urgently conduct a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the recent events in Eastern Ghouta.” The resolution passed with a vote of 29-4 with 14 abstaining. Those voting against the resolution included [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday held that the US government had the authority to bring an action against New Mexico alleging that they violated the Rio Grande Compact , an agreement between Colorado, Texas and New Mexico to perpetuate the equitable division of water from the Rio Grande River. The compact, approved by Congress [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in US Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge that the correct standard of review for determining whether an individual is an “insider” for bankruptcy proceeding purposes is clear error. The case involves a purchase of a claim against a debtor, Robert Rabkin, who had a romantic relationship [...]
Legal counsel for the Philippine government asked the Supreme Court on Monday to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno over allegations that she did not properly declare her assets. The move is the latest against Justice Sereno, who last year was targeted for impeachment by President Rodrigo Duterte when he accused her of attempting to [...]
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. In Knick v. Scott Township , petitioner challenges a doctrine that requires state remedies to be exhausted in constitutional takings before being allowed to file a federal lawsuit. Knick, the owner of land in Pennsylvania, was subject to an ordinance requiring all owners of [...]
Here’s the international legal news we covered this week: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday warned Syria that air strikes, shelling and use of toxic agents in Eastern Ghouta likely constitute war crimes. Mexico’s Lower House of Congress approved a bill Thursday that would place regulations on crowdfunding and [...]
Here’s the domestic legal news we covered this week: A judge for the Superior Court of Massachusetts ruled that Massachusetts’ attorney general Maura Healey will not be barred by sovereign immunity from bringing a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) , one of the largest servicers for student loans in the US. Oregon [...]
The UK High Court ruled Thursday that those convicted of prostitution do not have to reveal that conviction. The plaintiffs were three women who were “groomed, trafficked, and prostituted” as teenagers and were later convicted of “loitering or soliciting in a street or public place for the purpose of prostitution” multiple times as adults. Although [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday warned Syria that air strikes, shelling and use of toxic agents in Eastern Ghouta likely constitute war crimes. Zeid asserts that the citizens of Eastern Ghouta are enduring every kind of deprivation, with no aid getting through since November, except for one single [...]
A judge for the Superior Court of Massachusetts ruled that Massachusetts’ attorney general Maura Healey will not be barred by sovereign immunity from bringing a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) , one of the largest servicers for student loans in the US. Healey’s lawsuit alleges that PHEAA “engaged in practices that have [...]
