The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would suspend the medical license of any doctors who perform abortions. House Bill 1182 “directs the respective medical licensure boards to revoke the license of all allopathic or osteopathic physicians who perform an abortion in this state, unless necessary to save the life of the [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a Philadelphia law Thursday prohibiting employers from asking about wage history. In 2017 Philadelphia enacted the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, which sought to remedy the wage gap for women and people of color. This ordinance contained two provisions: the Inquiry Provision and the Reliance Provision. [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday ordered the release of a man held in jail for four years for civil contempt. Francis Rawls was incarcerated in 2015 for failing to provide the passwords to electronic devices in compliance with a decryption order. The US District Court for the Eastern District [...]

Chad Wolf, the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sent a letter to New York’s motor vehicle commissioners on Wednesday informing them that New York citizens would no longer be allowed to sign up for the “Trusted Traveler” programs administered by Customs and Border Protection. The programs are a means of vetting [...]

Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice, the nation’s second-highest court, ruled Wednesday that Uber drivers are independent contractors and not employees of Uber. The case originated after a driver sued Uber in Minas Gerais, Brazil, seeking relief for lost income after Uber deactivated his driver account. Lower courts in Brazil have been wrestling with the issue [...]

Nepalese officials announced Thursday that there will be a third gender option in the next population census, marking the first time the LGBTQ+ community has been included in the population statistics as a minority group. The Central Bureau of Statistics will publish the survey in 2021, which campaigners believe will grant better access to healthcare [...]

A report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday says that at least 138 Salvadorans deported from the US since 2013 were subsequently killed, usually within a year of reentry. The report also identifies more than 70 instances of deportees facing sexual violence, torture or other abuse. The deaths were confirmed through official records, [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that some grand jury materials from the 1971 Pentagon Papers case must be released. The decision comes from the denial of a Freedom of Information Act request for the grand jury materials. The petition was filed with the court “approximately two [...]

A three-judge panel of the US District Court for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments on Tuesday over the city of Natchitoches’ refusal to allow the Louisiana division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) to carry Confederate flags during the 2015 Christmas Festival. In 2015 Natchitoches Mayor Lee Posey requested that the SCV not [...]

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday indicated support for a class action lawsuit filed by nonprofit organizations alleging that the federal judiciary overcharges the public for access to court documents through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system (PACER). In 2016 three nonprofit organizations—the National [...]