The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on Congress on Wednesday to investigate why the US government disclosed the names and information of people on the terrorist watch list with private entities. Until now, the US had denied that the list, developed and maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC), was shared with other organizations like universities or [...]
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporated the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause to the states. The case, Timbs v. Indiana, centered on a civil forfeiture after authorities arrested Tyson Timbs on drug and conspiracy to commit theft charges. Authorities confiscated Timbs’ Land Rover, which he [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Wednesday that it has jurisdiction over a case regarding Iran’s attempt to recover assets that had been frozen by the US, allowing the suit to proceed. In preliminary objections, the US had contested the ICJ’s jurisdiction on three counts: (1) that Executive Order 13599, which called for the [...]
The Republic of Macedonia on Wednesday signed an accession agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This begins the process of Macedonia joining NATO, which must now be finalized via ratification by current member states. Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty calls for unanimous approval from member states after the receipt of accession documents. [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must pay disability benefits to blue water navy Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. Alfred Procopio, Jr. served aboard the USS Intrepid during the Vietnam War but never set foot on land. Procopio twice sought [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up an appeal in Hassell v. Bird, in which the California Supreme Court ruled that the Communication Decency Act provided that interactive websites were immune from liability for defamatory comments posted on the website. Hassell, a San Francisco based attorney, sued Yelp for injunctive relief after a user posted a [...]
The European Court of Justice ruled today that the United Kingdom must continue to accept asylum seekers in accordance with European Union law up to the point that Brexit becomes official. The case stems from a family of three seeking asylum in Ireland. Originally, the family lived in the UK under a student visa for [...]
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division on Wednesday ruled that Pfizer’s method of obtaining employee agreement to arbitration was inadequate. To obtain employee consent to arbitration, Pfizer emailed a training module to its employees. The training module contained information about Pfizer’s mandatory arbitration policy, and at the end asked the employee to click an “acknowledge” button [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday denied Apple’s appeal of a patent infringement case involving VirnetX. The ruling upholds a $302.4 million jury verdict, which has since ballooned to $439.8 million after adding interest, costs and additional damages. The court entered the judgment pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 36, which allows [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) does not qualify as a “consumer reporting agency” as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and therefore cannot be sued for misreporting that an Arizona couple had a prior foreclosure. Fannie Mae’s proprietary software, Desktop Underwriter (DU), [...]
