Since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine has taken significant strides to improve its anti-corruption legislation. Ukrainian lawmakers and experts have been studying and implementing international best practices in developing progressive anti-corruption laws. One such development was the introduction of the Law On Corruption Prevention, which established new legal and organizational principles for corruption prevention [...]
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US reinstates ban on research funding for projects in Israel occupied West Bank
According to the Israeli news site Walla, the US State Department has reinstated a ban on US government research funding going to support research projects conducted in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The decision is a significant reversal of a former US President Donald Trump-era policy, instituted in 2020, which had allowed research funding in the [...]
US Supreme Court rules in favor of healthcare provider in identity theft dispute
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Dubin v. United States that in order to constitute aggravated identity theft, the use of a person’s identity must be at the “crux” of what makes the conduct criminal, reversing a lower court decision. The Court held in favor of the appellant, David Dubin, who was convicted of [...]
Former US President Trump brings $500M lawsuit against attorney for 'vast reputational harm'
Former US President Donald Trump Wednesday sued his former attorney Michael Cohen for $500 million. Trump’s complaint alleged that he suffered “vast reputational harm” due to Cohen’s “multiple breaches of fiduciary duty.” Trump also alleged that Cohen made “innumerable positive statements” about Trump, followed by disparaging statements in Cohen’s book Disloyal. One passage from Cohen’s [...]
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York court
Former US President Donald Trump Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of “falsifying business records in the first degree” in a Manhattan, New York courtroom. The 34 counts originate with a grand jury indictment from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The indictment alleges that from August 2015 to December 2017, Trump and his allies [...]
A large number of private doctors in the Indian state of Rajasthan Sunday continued their weeks-long protest against the recently passed Right to Health Bill. While the bill awaits the state governor’s assent, it has received great opposition, especially from private hospitals and healthcare enterprises. The bill aims to increase access to healthcare, improve the [...]
Ohio takes legal action against Norfolk Southern over East Palestine train derailment
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Tuesday filed a complaint against railroad giant Norfolk Southern over a February 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that led to the widespread release of hazardous materials and mass evacuations. Yost brought the suit at the request of the director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The complaint, [...]
US Justice Department sues Rite Aid alleging it filled unnecessary opioid prescriptions
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint Monday against Rite Aid claiming the corporation and its state branches filled prescriptions for controlled substances that were not medically necessary, did not have a valid prescription or were issued by prescribers acting outside their usual areas of practice. The Controlled Substances Act categorizes prescription drugs [...]
India calls on G20 member states to adopt international anti-corruption strategy
Indian Minister of State Jitendra Singh Wednesday urged G20 member states to adopt strict anti-corruption stances in advance of the group’s 2023 New Delhi summit. According to Singh, the G20 is in a unique position to tackle the “complex social, political and economic challenge” of corruption. He proposed measures designed to promote information sharing, prioritize [...]
US Supreme Court rules against Delaware in $400M interstate unclaimed property dispute
The US Supreme Court Tuesday released a unanimous opinion holding that certain abandoned financial instruments that are similar to money orders may be recovered by the state in which they were purchased. In Delaware v. Pennsylvania, the court ruled that these abandoned financial instruments, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, fell under the definition of [...]