The trial of two Syrian government agents began Thursday at a court in Koblenz, Germany. The two men, Anwar R. and Eyad A., allegedly worked for the Syrian General Secret Service. The indictment against Anwar accuses him of overseeing a prison in which, from 2011 to 2012, more than 4,000 prisoners were tortured and sexually [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday allowed Arkansas to ban most surgical abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3—in response to COVID-19—the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) began to require that all non-medically necessary surgeries be postponed. On April 9 inspectors from the ADH discovered that Little Rock Family [...]
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to temporarily halt the issuance of green cards in an effort he claims will protect American workers as the economy reopens. By preserving jobs for the 26 million Americans that have filed for unemployment since the pandemic began, this measure is designed to promote economic recovery [...]
Judge James Gwin of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, ordered Wednesday that certain inmates of Elkton Federal Correctional Institution would be considered for “enlargement” based on the filed habeas petition. Enlargement is when the court maintains custody over the inmates but the place of custody is altered, such as through [...]
The US Supreme Court determined unanimously Thursday that there is no “willfulness” required in the Lanham Act for trademark infringers to disgorge profits. The dispute arose over Fossil’s use of Romag fasteners on its handbags. Romag discovered that Fossil’s Chinese manufacturers were using counterfeit Romag fasteners and alleged trademark infringement and false representation. A jury [...]
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Governor Greg Abbott’s order limiting jail release during the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge before the court centered around Abbott’s order, issued in March, that cited the COVID-19 pandemic emergency and suspended state laws and rules of criminal procedure that would normally allow judges to release inmates on personal [...]
The US Supreme Court released its decision on Thursday in the case of Barton v. Barr, which was argued last fall and concerned a green-card-holder’s eligibility to have his deportation cancelled. The court held that Barton, a Jamaican national who was a lawful permanent resident in the US for more than 30 years, was ineligible to [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held Wednesday that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) does not have to comply with a list of COVID-19 protection measures from a lower court’s ruling last week because it is already complying with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and the lower [...]
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund that a permit is required from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) whenever there is a direct discharge from a point source into navigable waters or when there is the “functional equivalent of a direct discharge.” The central issue in the case [...]
US House leaders and the Office of Attending Physician (OAP) on Wednesday announced safety protocols for votes on Thursday. The memo urged House members to use extreme care and deliberation when making the determination to travel to Washington, DC, and recommended teleworking for all Congressional offices. In all cases, members and staff must maintain six-foot [...]
