The US Supreme Court heard oral argument Wednesday in Kisor v. Wilkie, a case dealing with federal agency deference. The question presented is “hether the Supreme Court should overrule Auer v. Robbins and Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co., which direct courts to defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of its own ambiguous regulation.” When an [...]

Twenty-eight EU member states on Wednesday issued declaration reaffirming that they do not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. The declaration responds to the US President Donald Trump’s proclamation signed on Monday. The proclamation recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan, which the rest of the international community regards as occupied territory. “The position of the European Union [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an investment banker may be held liable under 17 CFR § 240.10b-5 (Rule 10b-5) for sending fraudulent information about a potential investment even if the employee did not draft the correspondence and sent it at the behest of their boss. In Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission the court considered of whether Lorenzo, [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted a request from the Trump administration Tuesday to dissolve the injunction preventing the implementation of the memorandum preventing most transgender individuals from serving in the military. Transgender individuals will only be allowed to serve if they present as their biological sex during service [...]

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on Wednesday signed House Bill 2538, which regulates handling of funds in conjunction with the state’s medical cannabis program authorized by the Medical Cannabis Act.  The bill allows the State Treasurer to select one or more financial institutions to provide banking services for the fees, penalties and taxes collected under the [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Brunei to halt plans to introduce “vicious” new punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex acts and amputation for robbery, set to take effect next week. Amnesty has previously expressed concerns over changes to the Penal Code when they were proposed in 2014 and is currently calling on [...]

EU parliament on Tuesday approved new rules to create a Europe-wide market for electricity that is cleaner, more competitive and better able to cope with risks. The Clean Energy for All Europeans package empowers European consumers to become active players in the energy transition and creates the first national energy and climate plans. Among its [...]

A letter signed by 44 organizations was sent to members of the European Parliament on Monday urging them to vote to exclude fossil fuel infrastructure funding from the upcoming European Union Cohesion Policy. The vote for the Cohesion Plan will occur on Wednesday. The European Commission has proposed net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. If [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled Monday that a law preventing abortions after 20 weeks is unconstitutional. Before this ruling, the statute made allowances for abortions after 20 weeks only if a substantial risk “threaten the life or gravely impair the health of the woman.” US District [...]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday agreed to release former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from detention for eight weeks to seek proper medical treatment. The court granted his request, saying the medical records and Sharif’s health history show he is in need of greater medical treatment. The Additional Prosecutor-General opposed the request, saying Sharif is [...]