The Abolitionist Law Center published a report Tuesday highlighting racial disparities in Pittsburgh policing. The report shows that in 2019, Black people accounted for 43.6 percent of traffic stops and 71.4 percent of all frisks, though Black people only account for 23.2 percent of the city’s population. The report also shows that Black people also [...]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Monday, rejecting President Donald Trump’s lawsuit denying ballot results. Justice Brian Hagedorn delivered the court’s opinion, securing Biden’s victory in Wisconsin. Justice Hagedorn said that the challenges to voting laws “come long after the last play or even the last game; the Campaign is challenging [...]

The Hungarian government on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ban adoption for same-sex couples. Under the new legislation, adoption will only be legal for same-sex couples if one partner applies as a single person. The legislation will only recognize families between married partners where the mother is a female, and the father is male. Justice [...]

Scotland’s law banning the smacking of children came into effect on Saturday, making it the first UK nation to do so. The law provides children with the same protection from assault as adults receive. “This law sets out in clear terms that physical punishment should no longer be part of childhood in Scotland and it [...]

The UAE government on Saturday announced that it will cancel lenient penalties for honor killings and will introduce other progressive policies. In a statement released by his government, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan approved amendments to personal status, civil transactions, the penal code and criminal procedural laws. “Based on the UAE solid commitment [...]

Michigan voters Tuesday approved an amendment to the state constitution that will require law enforcement to get a warrant for electronic data searches. The amendment prohibits searches and seizures of electronic data and electronic communications without a warrant, establishing clear guidelines for law enforcement. Though warrantless searches generally violate the Fourth Amendment, courts have allowed [...]

Voters in Alabama Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that protects anyone who kills a person in self-defense in a church in Franklin and Lauderdale County. Over 71% of voters approved the amendment. The Stand-Your-Ground proposed amendment was first mentioned in a statement made by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. The amendment comes after the attack [...]

A Nevada state judge on Monday denied a Republican Party attempt to discount mail-in ballots. The Trump campaign and the Nevada Republican Party alleged the county failed to comply with public record requests pertaining to signature verification on mail-in ballots, calling for a temporary restraining order. Carson City District Court Judge James Wilson denied the [...]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet approved Israel’s normalization agreement with Bahrain Sunday, following its previous normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates which was also ratified by the cabinet on Sunday. The agreement, officially called the Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, was first signed at the White House [...]

Japan’s Ministry of Justice launched a system Wednesday by which victims in criminal cases will be notified of death row inmates’ executions by document or phone. The new system updates the existing, broader policy introduced in November 2008, by which the ministry provides information and support to victims of criminal cases. The existing policy provides victims [...]