The US Department of Commerce on Friday agreed to allow limited crude oil trading with Mexico, easing a ban on crude exports that has been in place for 40 years. Members of the US Congress was informed by the Department of Commerce that it plans to approve an application by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) , Mexico’s [...]
A Kentucky county clerk on Friday again appealed the ruling of a federal judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ordering her to resume issuing marriage licenses. Following the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in June, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has refused to issue marriage licenses [...]
A Colorado state appeals court ruled on Thursday that a baker violated Colorado’s public accommodations law when he refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The baker, Jack Phillips, refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, claiming that creating the cake would violate his rights to free speech and [...]
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Thursday that a state law banning executions for future sentences, but allowing them for past sentences is unconstitutional. Writing for the court, Justice Richard Palmer said imposing the sentence on existing inmates when it has been outlawed for future use constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of [...]
The Supreme Court of Washington on Thursday ordered the state to pay a fine of $100,000 per day for each day that it fails to comply with a previous court ruling mandating adequate funding of public schools. In 2012, the Washington court ruled that education is the state’s “paramount duty” and mandated the legislature implement [...]
The Greek Parliament on Friday approved a three-year bailout package for about 85 billion Euros ($93 billion) just days before the country is due to repay debt to the European Central Bank. Without a bailout package, Greece could default on the payment. The bill, which was passed by 222 of 300 members, also places spending [...]
The Palestinian government on Wednesday defended its record after documents were leaked claiming officials have attempted to misuse public funds. It is reported the documents reveal efforts to fund a private neighborhood complex for government officials, pay for a official’s daughter’s schooling and pay for an official’s family’s medical bills. A Palestinian official who has [...]
South Korean Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday reported that Kim Jong-un executed North Korea’s Vice Premier by firing squad earlier this year. The South Korea news agency cited an unnamed source which claims that 63-year-old Choe Yong gon was executed for expressing his disapproval of Kim Jong-un’s forestation policy. The Ministry of Unification have addressed [...]
Mississippi civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the policy of the Mississippi Department of Human Services that bans adoption by married same-sex couples. The Campaign for Southern Equality, Family Equality Council and two female same-sex couples are the plaintiffs in this lawsuit, challenging the ban as unconstitutional for discriminating against legally married [...]
The Indian government filed a lawsuit late Tuesday against Nestlé India with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements. The government seeks 6,400 million rupees ($98.6 million) in damages. Earlier this summer, the Indian arm of Nestlé Global recalled the Maggi instant noodle brand for high lead and [...]
