California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Fair Pay to Play Act (SB 206) into law Monday, allowing college athletes to receive compensation for endorsements. Starting in 2023, student athletes attending four-year universities will be eligible to receive monetary compensation for the use of their likeness in advertisements and sponsorship deals. SB 206 will benefit both [...]

The National Redistricting Foundation on Friday filed a lawsuit claiming North Carolina’s 2016 congressional map violated the state Constitution and created a partisan advantage for Republicans. The complaint comes nearly a month after a state court held that North Carolina’s state legislative districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered towards Republican interest. The new legal challenge states that [...]

The UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to launch an investigation into Venezuela regarding human rights violations within the country. According to the resolution, approximately 6,000 people have been killed since January 2018 due to government security operations. There have also been reports of extreme use of force against peaceful protesters. The vote included 19 [...]

The Court of Appeals in Belfast on Friday dismissed an appeal challenging Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit strategy. The concern by one of the applicants, Raymond McCord, was that the the Brexit strategy would destroy the Northern Ireland peace agreement. The court stated that it was not the correct venue for deciding such matters, as Parliament [...]

The Law and Justice party (PiS) of Poland on Wednesday indicated that it plans to unveil legislation to allow the government to expand coal mine operations. PiS intends for half of Poland’s electricity to be generated by coal from its own mines by 2050. This decision is juxtaposed with the EU’s goal of carbon neutrality, [...]

The US Department of Justice on Tuesday released an interim policy regarding the use of investigative methods that involve DNA analysis and genealogical research to create leads for unsolved crimes. The Interim Policy on Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Searching is composed of nine sections that will guide the use of forensic genetic genealogy [...]

The US Department of State on Thursday announced sanctions preventing Raúl Castro, former president of Cuba and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and First Secretary of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, from traveling to the US. The sanction was imposed under section 7031(c) of the FY 2019 Department [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Match.com, an online dating company, alleging that the company’s advertising and automatic payment policies violated the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA). The complaint alleges that Match.com deceived potential customers by sending advertisements that said a user [...]

A partially redacted version of the whistleblower complaint that has led to an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump was released Thursday morning, detailing allegations that the president and members of his administration conspired to induce a foreign country to interfere in the 2020 US presidential election. The complaint, originally made on August 12, [...]

The US Senate voted 54-41 Wednesday to terminate the Presidental declaration of national emergency related to the US-Mexico border. This is the second attempt by the legislative branch to pass such legislation. The first attempt was vetoed by President Donald Trump. The House was unable to gather the votes to override the veto. Senate Majority [...]