The US Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases Tuesday, including a case challenging the Trump administration’s citizenship question in the 2020 census, another concerning the Fourth Amendment’s scope in relation to blood draw of unconscious motorists, and the last regarding the meaning of “knowingly violates” under the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act. In Department of [...]
The Myanmar Supreme Court of the Union on Tuesday rejected the appeals of two Reuters journalist who were sentenced to seven years in prison for violating the Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were detained in December 2017 while investigating the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys. They were alleged to have [...]
The Egyptian House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment to the 2014 constitution that would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to remain in power until 2030 The amendment was approved 531-22-1. The presidential term provision provides that the president’s shall serve for six, rather than four, years and shall not serve for more than [...]
The EU passed a law Tuesday to strengthen protections for whistleblowers who report violations of EU law and increase whistleblower reporting to aid law enforcement. The law heightens protections for whistleblowers by ensuring confidentiality in reporting. Unlike previous legislation, this law allows an individual to report to any “competent national authorities” or other relevant EU [...]
Five parents in New York City (NYC) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene over the recent emergency vaccination order, saying the order lacks sufficient evidence of the measles outbreak and violates legal religious exemptions. The order was issued last Tuesday in response to a measles outbreak [...]
US Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Tuesday introduced a bill to protect consumers from exploitative and deceptive practices by certain large online platforms that trick consumers into providing their personal data for commercial exploitation. The practices are referred to as “dark patterns” because they are created using extensive behavioral psychology research to [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that it indicted 24 individuals for their part in a $1.2 billion health care fraud scheme involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME). The individuals charged include three licensed professionals, CEOs and COOs of telemedicine companies, and the owners of dozens of DME companies. The scheme involved [...]
The Trump administration announced Friday that it canceled the December agreement between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) regarding player transfers that was intended to “end the dangerous trafficking of Cuban players who desire to play professional baseball in the United States.” The agreement would violate the US embargo against Cuba, which [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction Monday to halt the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) that were sending certain asylum seekers back across the Mexico border while they await a court determination. The policy was intended to reduce the flood of immigrants. The plaintiffs in [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that it brought bribery and corruption charges against North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robert Hayes for his role in a corruption scheme involving independent expenditure accounts and improper campaign contributions. The DOJ charged three others for their roles in the scheme, including founder and Chairman of Eli Global, LLC and the [...]
