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Federal appeals court strikes down NLRB mandate to post union rights
May 7, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cannot require businesses to post a notice in the workplace about employees' rights to unionize. In 2011 the NLRB issued a regulation requiring employers to post their.... [more]
Iowa General Assembly passed gay rights bill [this day at law]
April 25, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On April 25, 2007, the Iowa General Assembly passed a bill that granted equal opportunity protections to gay and lesbian individuals in areas of housing, employment and education. The bill was a precursor to the Iowa Supreme Court overturning Iowa's ban on same-sex marriage. Today, Iowa is one of.... [more]
DC Circuit to reconsider overturned conviction of al Qaeda media director
April 23, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed Tuesday to an en banc review of its January decision vacating the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, the media secretary of Osama Bin Laden. A three-judge panel ruled in January that the military tribunal....... [more]
President Lincoln abolished slavery in District of Columbia [this day at law]
April 16, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On April 16, 1862, US President Abraham Lincoln signed "An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia" into law. The act abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and created a three-commissioner panel to review petitions for compensation from.... [more]
EPA was ordered to disclose mercury rule documents [this day at law]
April 14, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On April 14, 2006, Judge Robert Collins of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release internal documents pertaining to the controversial Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR). The goal of the CAMR was to permanently cap and.... [more]
DC Circuit rules on Freedom of Information Act procedure
April 7, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled earlier this week that groups seeking information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) can immediately appeal if their request is denied or unanswered. The court held that FOIA requires agencies to review responsive.... [more]
DC council voted to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere [this day at law]
April 7, 2013 by Meagan McElroy
On April 7, 2009, the Council of the District of Columbia approved a bill to recognize same-sex marriages that had been performed outside of Washington, DC. The bill, which took effect in July 2009, was approved by a 12-0 vote. Subsequently, the Council voted to allow same-sex marriages to be.... [more]
Supreme Court of Canada agreed to review prostitution laws [this day at law]
March 31, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On March 31, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to review a ruling from the Court of Appeal of British Columbia, which would permit standing for Sheryl Kiselbach, a former sex worker from Vancouver, if affirmed. Kiselbach initiated a lawsuit challenging anti-prostitution laws in 2007, but.... [more]
Federal appeals court revives Bush-era political hiring case
March 30, 2013 by Julie Deisher
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday revived a 2008 lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging discriminatory hiring practices based on political affiliation. Former DOJ intern Sean Gerlich alleges that he was denied a position in the department's.... [more]
Guantanamo detainee requests immediate relief amid alleged mistreatment, hunger strike
March 28, 2013 by Brandon Gatto
Human rights lawyers on Tuesday filed an emergency motion in the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that guards at Guantanamo Bay have denied drinking water and sufficient clothing to a Yemeni prisoner. The motion was filed only a day before a fact-finding visit to the US.... [more]
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