The Scottish Government released a framework bill Wednesday that would enable another independence referendum vote. The bill does not establish a date, question, or referendum period, all of which would have to be set in a separate piece of legislation. Scotland last voted on independence from the UK in 2014, when voters rejected the proposal [...]

A group of women filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging gender discrimination in the FBI training academy. The complaint contends that the FBI’s employment and evaluation techniques violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act [...]

The Westminster Magistrate’s Court ruled Wednesday that MP Boris Johnson must appear in court to face an accusation of misconduct in public office. The claim alleges that Johnson lied in order to encourage voters to leave the EU. Johnson was a prominent figure in the campaign to for Britain to leave the EU and resigned as [...]

Maine’s House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday allowing terminally ill patients to request life-ending medications from doctors. The bill passed narrowly, by only 4 votes. This marks the state’s seventh legislative attempt to allow doctor assisted death. Known as the Maine Death with Dignity Act, the bill would allow physicians to prescribe the [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday released a report claiming the Myanmar military has committed violations of war crimes and other human rights violations against the ethnic armed group the Arakan Army (AA) since January 4. The report finds that the military has fired indiscriminately in civilian areas, killing and injuring civilians and damaging homes and other [...]

The Chinese telecommunications giant, Huawei, filed a motion for summary judgment on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to accelerate its lawsuit against the US government. The lawsuit, initially filed in March, involves Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This provision explicitly prohibits executive government agencies [...]

Special Counsel Robert Mueller issued a statement Wednesday at the Department of Justice reviewing the findings of his investigation and closing down his office. Mueller began by reviewing the order creating his office and the grand jury indictments that allowed him to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller also highlighted his investigation into [...]

Amnesty International France called Monday for French authorities to stop the Bahri Tabuk, a commercial ship believed to be carrying weapons to Saudi Arabian forces in Yemen. The Bahri Tabuk is suspected to be carrying an arms shipment from Canada, including various military vehicles to reinforce the Saudi Arabian forces in Yemen. The ship docked [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday that third-party counterclaim defendants may not remove their case to federal court. The case began with George Jackson, a citizen of North Carolina who was sued by Citibank in a debt collection claim. Jackson responded to Citibank with claims against the bank as well as additional claims against [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled in Smith v. Berryhill Tuesday that Social Security Administration (SSA) disputes dismissed for timeliness may be subject to judicial review in a federal court. This case stems from 42 USC § 405(g), which allows judicial review of “any final decision … made after a hearing.” Currently, individuals seeking review of [...]