New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduced legislation Friday to further strengthen the nation’s gun laws six months after terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques left 51 people dead. The proposed legislation is being called the Arms Legislation Bill. The proposed legislation seeks to ensure gun ownership is restricted to responsible users while simultaneously seeking [...]

Fifty US states and territories announced an antitrust investigation of Google and its parent company Alphabet Monday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas will be leading the bipartisan investigation, which will focus on Google’s monopoly of online advertising markets. Paxton stated that “we have seen evidence that Google’s business practices may have undermined [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday reinstated a nationwide ban on the new Trump administration rule that intended to block asylum applications based on specific requirements. Judge Jon Tigar stated in his opinion that, “The effect of the Rule is to categorically deny asylum to almost [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has began an investigation into four auto companies that created an agreement with the state of California regarding vehicle-emissions standards, according to Friday reports. The car companies include Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., BMW AG and Volkswagen AG. The California Emissions Pact was a deal between these four [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld an assault weapons ban in Cook County, Illinois. The court noted that it had upheld a similar ordinance in 2015 in the case of Friedman v. City of Highland Park. In this case the appellants argued that the district court should have given [...]

Chinese legislators on Monday approved a new law that will allow local governments to tax up to 164 resources at their own discretion. The new law is set to be implemented in September of next year. The rationale behind the new law is to provide local governments with the ability to assist their communities, especially [...]

Nineteen states, led by California, announced a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump Administration’s attempt to alter federal agreements that limit the length of detention for immigrant children. The Trump administration announced these plans last week. The administration’s stated rationale for the new rule includes the desire to keep families together, combat child smuggling and respond [...]

US Attorney General William Barr announced Monday that the acting head of the Bureau of Prisons has been removed following the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Barr said that he will be appointing Dr. Kathleen Hawk Sawyer as the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Barr previously appointed Hawk Sawyer to the same role [...]

The acting president of Planned Parenthood on Monday announced Planned Parenthood’s withdrawal from Title X, stating that the organization is continuing to fight President Donald Trump’s gag rule rule in court. Title X funded clinics generally serve low-income men and women, offering contraception and a wide variety of related reproductive health services. Under the Trump [...]

The Trump administration is making major changes to how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is implemented. The US Department of Interior on Monday announced revisions to the nation’s major wildlife conservation law, which has been credited with saving the bald eagle and grizzly bears. These changes are some of the broadest in terms of implementation [...]