The Oregon House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill aimed to expand the state’s gun control laws. House Bill 4145 seeks to amend existing provisions and add new ones to the state’s already existing gun control statutes. The bill seeks to prohibit individuals convicted for stalking from obtaining firearms. Violation of the new provision [...]
The US Senate received HR 4675 on Wednesday regarding providing funding for researching the health effects of low doses of radiation. The bill, known as the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018, will provide $100 million between 2018 and 2021 for researching the effects of radiation exposure under 100 mSv (10 Rem). The bill passed [...]
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday advanced S 1917 , which will reduce minimum sentences for some drug related crimes. The bill, also known as the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, reduces the minimum sentence from 20 years to 15 years for individuals who have a previous serious drug felony conviction [...]
The US House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 on Thursday in a 225-192 vote changing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . The bill adds a provision requiring the Department of Justice to develop an educational program for state and local governments and property owners on how to improve [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio H.B. 214 , a bill which outlaws abortions following a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Under the bill, a physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion following a diagnosis of Down Syndrome will be committing a fourth-degree felony and will have [...]
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of US President Donald Trump’s most recent travel ban . The appellate court concluded, based on “official statements from President Trump and other executive branch officials, along with the Proclamation itself, … that the Proclamation is unconstitutionally tainted with [...]
Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa’s president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday after former president Jacob Zuma resigned, ending his nine year presidency, in the face of a pending no-confidence vote. Ramaphosa is expected to be sworn in later in the day, and to make any changes to the cabinet after an address [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday detailing flaws in Germany’s Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks. . The law, which went into effect at the beginning of the year, requires social media platforms to promptly remove illegal content. The HRW report says that the law fails to strike a [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday denied one group’s secession from an Alabama school district on racially discriminatory grounds, reversing a previous decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama . The predominantly white city of Gardendale, Alabama, began seeking to separate itself from the Jefferson [...]
The Nairobi High Court on Thursday revoked lawyer Miguna Miguna’s deportation, declaring it illegal because it was issued in contempt of court. Miguna was deported to Canada earlier this month after he “swore in” opposition leader Raila Odinga as the “People’s President.” Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government Fred Matiang’i ordered Miguna’s [...]
