The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday: Albence v. Chavez and Henry Schein v. Archer & White Sales. These cases are scheduled to be heard during the next term. The Albence v. Chavez case centers on the question of whether a non-citizen who is both set to be removed from the country and [...]
The Burundi constitutional court ruled Monday that president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in “as soon as possible,” following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza on June 8. Ndayishimiye was originally scheduled to be sworn in on August 20. However, because of Nkurunziza’s unexpected death, the court had to choose between an interim president or [...]
A Manila court convicted Philippines journalist, Maria Ressa, Monday on charges of cyber libel following her publication of an eight–year–old story tying businessman Wilfredo Keng to illicit drug and human trafficking activity. The court sentenced Ressa to a “minimum of six months and one day,” and a “maximum of six years” in prison, imposing fines [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday revoked the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) that allowed for chloroquine phosphate (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine sulfate (HCQ) to be used to treat certain hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Under § 564 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the authorization of a product for emergency use may [...]
The Atlanta Chief of Police Erika Shields resigned Saturday following a fatal police encounter in Atlanta, in which officers shot and killed Rayshard Brooks. Shields served as the chief of police for three years. Following her resignation, she stated: For more than two decades, I have served alongside some of the finest men and women [...]
The US Supreme Court issued an unsigned opinion Monday finding that the petitioner was prejudiced at trial by constitutionally deficient counsel. The case, Andrus v. Texas, involved an attempted carjacking, which resulted in two deaths, and for which the petitioner, Terence Andrus, eventually received the death penalty. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that, [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday that Title VII’s prohibition on sex-based employment discrimination extends to sexual orientation and gender identity. In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the court was asked to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in which Congress outlawed the discrimination of individuals on the basis [...]
The Alliance Police Nationale (APN), France’s largest police union, issued a statement last week against the French Interior Ministry’s recent ban on the “chokehold” technique for detaining suspects in situations where the detainee is resisting arrest. “ a lack of reliable means to replace this technique,” says the statement. “The Alliance requests the maintenance of [...]
The US Court of Appeals for Third Circuit on Friday upheld revised rules regarding settlements for former National Football League (NFL) players with neurological damage from football concussions. Under the revised rules, the settlement provides the following for retired NFL players with neurological damage: The Baseline Assessment Program, which provides baseline neuropsychological and neurological examinations [...]
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a police reform bill into law Friday, banning police officers’ use of chokeholds. Additionally, the bill allows the Iowa Attorney General to investigate and prosecute officers for unlawful conduct, requires officers to have bias training and prohibits officers with previous misconduct charges from joining the force. Reynolds praised the Iowa [...]
