The Trump administration released a regulation on Monday that could prevent a number of legal immigrants from entering the US. Monday’s announcement represents as effort by the administration to limit legal immigration by creating stronger filters for incoming immigrants. The rule specifies that green card and visa applicants could be turned down if they have [...]
US President Donald Trump on Monday remarked on the recent shootings in Ohio and Texas, calling for reform in background checks for gun purchases. First, he stated that there must be more efficient efforts for identifying early warning signs of potential mass shooters. Secondly, he stated that we must “stop the glorification of violence in [...]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday which decriminalizes marijuana use in the state. The bill, S.6579A/A.8420, removes criminal penalties for possession of marijuana in amounts less than two ounces. It sets the penalty for the possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana to a $50 fine. There will now be a [...]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Monday that companies embedding the Facebook “Like” button on their websites may be liable for collecting customer data and transferring it to Facebook. The ruling came in response to a German online retailer, Fashion ID, transmitting prospective customers’ personal data to Facebook Ireland when those individuals visited the [...]
Equifax has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle litigation with 147 million consumers over a massive data breach, according to a court filing Monday Attorneys who represented the consumers will receive about $77.5 million from the settlement. Equifax Inc. has agreed to pay $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of [...]
Google has reached an $11 million settlement in an age discrimination lawsuit, according to a Friday court filing. Google maintains that it has not participated in age discrimination, citing its diversity report. However, Google did not include diversity statistics for age in its report, or even reference age statistics. The $11-million dollar settlement will be [...]
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a bill into law penalizing acts of sexual harassment including catcalling, wolf-whistling and persistent telling of sexual jokes. Officials released a copy of the Republic Act 11313, known as the “Safe Spaces Act,” on Monday, which Duterte signed in April. Bars, restaurants, cinemas and other public places are required [...]
The Supreme Court of Utah ruled last week a basketball player cannot sue his competitor over a knee injury. The case was based on a knee injury that Judd Nixon suffered during a 2012 game at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints center in Utah County as he tried to score against another [...]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Monday that will allow the release of the President’s state tax returns to Congress. The bill would order the New York Tax Department to release New York returns to one of the three major congressional committees, the House Ways and Means Committee, the US Senate [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a 2-1 decision on Wednesday that prevents the Trump administration from using funding that Congress had earmarked for the military to begin building a wall along the US-Mexico border. The injunction will remain in place while the case is on appeal or until a higher [...]
