The US Congress Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Thursday held its third public hearing and presented evidence of a “pressure campaign” by former president Donald Trump to persuade former vice president Mike Pence to refuse to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential victory. In a January 6, 2021, [...]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Órban Tuesday declared a wartime state of emergency, citing physical, energy and economic fears originating from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Órban declared a similar emergency during the Covid-19 pandemic and assumed special emergency powers set to expire next week. Órban won a fourth term as prime minister in a “landslide” [...]

The Texas Supreme Court Friday ruled that state agencies in Texas may investigate gender affirming care as child abuse but that the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is not bound to undertake any such investigations. On February 18, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion stating that many forms of gender affirming care [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously ruled in Shurtleff v. City of Boston that Boston officials violated the First Amendment by refusing to fly a Christian flag at city hall. Boston city officials approved requests to fly “dozens of different flags” until 2017, when they denied a request from Camp Constitution director Harold Shurtleff. Under [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Friday ruled that required bar dues for lawyers in Wisconsin are constitutional. Attorney Schuyler File sued the State Bar of Wisconsin over compulsory association membership and fees, arguing that the payments violate his First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of association. File based his [...]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Monday signed controversial legislation SB524 into law. The bill purports to “ensure that Florida continues to have secure and accurate elections,” but voting rights advocates argue the bill is unnecessary and dangerous. The bill increases penalties for violations of election laws, mandates closer attention to voting rolls, and creates an Office [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari to two cases, Reed v. Goertz and Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, which focus on statute of limitations and personal jurisdiction issues. In Reed, petitioner Rodney Reed asked the court to decide when “the statute of limitations begins to run for an action under 42 U.S.C. § [...]

The Honorable Judge Arthur Engoron of the New York County State Supreme Court Monday ruled that Donald Trump is in civil contempt of court. Engoron will fine the former President $10,000 a day until he purges, or rectifies, the contempt. New York Attorney General Letitia James subpoenaed Trump as part of a financial investigation by [...]

New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta Tuesday announced fresh sanctions on Russia’s banks and financial institutions. New Zealand’s Parliament passed the Russia Sanctions Act 2022 on March 9 “n the absence of an effective response from the United Nations Security Council.” The new sanctions expand March’s legislation and affect 18 financial entities which make up [...]

The Lithuanian legislature, the Seimas, Tuesday passed amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Law on Assemblies to prohibit symbols associated with Russian aggression in Ukraine. Banned symbols include the letters “V” or “Z” and the black and orange ribbon of St. George. Paulė Kuzmickienė, a member of the Seimas, said the symbols [...]