The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion Monday outlining the legal consequences of separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. The UK and Mauritius, by virtue of the Lancaster House agreement, detached the Chagos Archipelago form Mauritius and established the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Originally, the agreement aided the US’s desire for a [...]
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Rotkiske v. Klemm, a case involving equitable tolling of the statute of limitations under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Kevin Rotkiske incurred credit card debt to Capital One between 2003 and 2005 totaling $1500, which was turned over to Paul Klemm’s law firm for collection. Klemm’s [...]
In a per curiam decision Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Ninth Circuit judge, who died before the court’s opinion in the case was filed, would be precluded from counting toward a member of the majority opinion. The respondent argued that Judge Stephen Reinhardt, had “fully participated in this case and authored this [...]
The High Court of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday rejected a bail plea on medical grounds filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently serving a jail term for corruption. A two-judge bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising judges Aamer Farooq and Mohsin Akhtar Kayani announced the decision in front of [...]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, signed the Red Flag Gun Protection Bill, a key component of his 2019 Justice Agenda, in Albany Monday. The Red Flag Bill, also known as the extreme risk protection order bill, builds upon New York’s strongest in the nation gun laws by enabling courts [...]
A federal judge in the Western District of Missouri ruled Friday that Missouri state abortion restrictions were not “undue burdens” and held that a Planned Parenthood (PP) in the state cannot resume providing abortions. The law in question requires clinics to have physicians who have hospital admitting privileges nearby, which the Planned Parenthood, in Columbia, [...]
More civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2018 than in any other year on record, according to a report published Sunday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). UNAMA reported 3,804 deaths—an 11 percent increase from 2017. According to the report, the greatest cause of civilian casualties is suicide bombers, coupled with additional attacks [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday held that the US Department of Education’s (DOE) reversal of certain determinations under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, made before the borrowers’ completion of all 120 monthly loan payments, did not adhere to notice standards mandated under the [...]
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said Sunday the relocation of the US’ Futenma Airbase to Henoko would continue despite a referendum vote opposing the move. The Okinawa prefecture held a referendum vote on whether the US military base should relocate to from Ginowan to Henoko. After the final count on Sunday, approximately 70 percent of [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled Friday that the all-male military draft is unconstitutional, finding that “the time has passed” to consider women for the military draft. The plaintiffs brought a claim challenging the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA), arguing that the male-only registration requirement violates the [...]
