The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday vacated the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule by a vote of 2-1. The Fiduciary Rule reinterprets the term "investment advice fiduciary" and redefines...
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Amnesty International (AI) called for a full investigation on Thursday into the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco. Franco, a 38-year-old human rights defender known for her outspokenness against police brutality, was shot dead...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report on Thursday detailing human rights violations that occurred during the early parts of the investigation into the kidnapping of 43 students from Ayotzinapa...
The Kyoto District Court ruled Thursday that the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) , which operated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, was liable to voluntary evacuees in the sum of USD $1 million for failing to take adequate...
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria released a report on Thursday condemning the pervasive sexual and gender-based violence that has occurred over the past six and a half years in the Syrian conflict. The...
The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Ohio's recently proposed HB 214 , a bill which criminalizes the performance of an abortion...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday for its "arbitrary detention" of asylum seekers. All of the plaintiffs named in the case are asylum seekers fleeing persecution, torture or death in...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 407-10 to approve HR 4909 , a bill that seeks to increase funding for security and safety in schools. Titled "STOP School Violence Act of 2018," the...
Indiana's House approved a bill Wednesday that lifts prohibitions that kept those previously protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from obtaining professional licenses for dozens of occupations including cosmetology and...
The US Senate on Tuesday approved the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act , which implements several changes to the laws implemented following the 2008 financial crisis. The purpose of the bill is: "To promote economic growth,...
