Amnesty International (AI) on Friday condemned the bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, as an “appalling disregard for human life.” The attack killed at least 41 people in the capital of Lebanon. The Islamic State (IS) has taken responsibility for the attack in which two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the predominantly Shi’a suburb of Burj [...]
Following significant criticism, Utah Juvenile Court judge Scott Johansen on Friday amended an earlier ruling to allow a same-sex couple to remain foster parents. Johansen had initially ruled against married women April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce on Tuesday, writing in his order, “he Court orders the Division to place the child with a duly married, [...]
Paris’ chief prosecutor François Molins on Saturday reported three arrests connected to Friday’s terrorist attacks. Organized into three teams, terrorists reportedly connected to the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) perpetrated attacks on six different targets in and around Paris. Speaking one day after the attack, Molins reported the death toll [...]
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday granted early release to convicted war criminal Germain Katanga from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A three-judge panel of the Appeals Chamber of the ICC conducted a review of Katanga’s sentence under the guidelines provided in Rome Statute Article 110 that allow for judicial review [...]
Bangladesh has asked Amnesty International (AI) to retract its criticism of the country’s execution plans for opposition politicians convicted of war crimes at a local tribunal. In 2013 the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) convicted Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, a senior politician from Jamaat-e-Islami and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist [...]
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole to decide whether a Texas law passed in 2013 imposes an undue burden on the availability of abortion services in the state. Specifically, the Court will review the constitutionality of two new restrictions on abortion clinics under HB 2: 1) doctors [...]
The US Supreme Court said Friday that it will hold a hearing regarding a constitutional test for a new congressional districting map for Virginia. The case, Wittman v. Personhuballah , involves the 3rd congressional district, which is the only congressional district in the state that has a majority African American population. The question presented before [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Alabama, under which Alabama has committed to comply with US laws requiring motor vehicle agencies to register eligible voters. More specifically, Alabama has agreed to provide voter registration opportunities in all future online and in-person applications for driver’s licenses and [...]
The US Senate approved the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act on Tuesday, granting US citizens the right to legally claim natural resources mined in space. The Act is intended to facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and [...]
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ruled against Thursday that a nativity scene on Baxter County Courthouse grounds violates the First Amendment. The lawsuit was filed by the American Humanist Association (AHA) on behalf of a Mountain Home resident. The court ordered Baxter County and County Judge [...]
