The Supreme Court of Canada held Friday that the maintenance logs for breathalyzers used in drunk-driving stops and charges are only disclosable in court if a defendant can show such records are relevant to the defendant’s case. The defendant Awashish was charged with impaired driving and driving “over 80” and requested documents related to her [...]
The Stuttgart regional court in Germany ruled (in two separate lawsuits: 22 O 101/16 & 22 O 348/16) Wednesday that Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche) must compensate shareholders for failing to disclose information regarding its investment, Volkswagen (VW), and VW’s emissions scandal. Shareholders of Porsche sued the company for violating §37b of the Securities Trading Act [...]
The Attorney General of Saudi Arabia stated Thursday that the suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi acted with premeditation. This information came to light from a joint effort between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The prosecution stated that it will continue its investigation in light of this new information. Khashoggi was last seen walking [...]
More than 2,000 protesters have been arrested outside the Sabarimala Temple in the southern state of Kerala since Wednesday, when the temple opened for the first time since a Supreme Court ruling ended the temple’s practice of turning away women of child-bearing age. The protesters have attempted to block the temple entrance and prevent women from worshiping at [...]
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that online fantasy sports sites are not violating the Indiana right of publicity statute by using images and statistics of players because such information is under the “material that has newsworthy value” exception. Three college athletes brought the suit against FanDuel, Inc. and DraftKings, Inc. for using their names, images [...]
Two expert committees from the UN said Friday that states of transit and destination have an obligation to ensure the human rights of Central American migrants, regardless of legal immigration status. The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW), along with the Committee on the [...]
Former New York Senate majority leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison on Wednesday for his role in an ongoing corruption scandal involving exchanging political favors for kickbacks while he was in office. His son, Adam Skelos, was also sentenced by the same court to four years in prison [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the “signature match” voting law on procedural due process grounds. The law allows the rejection of absentee ballots if signatures do not match other state records. The ACLU filed suit to block the law’s enforcement last [...]
The Supreme Court of Spain on Thursday ordered 18 former politicians to stand trial for their involvement in the region’s independence referendum proposed by parliament last year. Out of the 18 pro-independence leaders, nine are being held in prison and are expected to stand trial for rebellion, a charge that carries a 30 year prison [...]
A judge for the US District Court of the Western District of Washington ruled Thursday that part of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end federal grant funding for sanctuary cities is unconstitutional. The order, which was signed by Trump days after his inauguration in early 2017, allowed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withhold [...]
