President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil issued a provisional measure on Tuesday and a decree on Wednesday restructuring the responsibilities of the ministry of agriculture, including giving the ministry control over the creation and regulation of indigenous lands and reserves. Bolsonaro took office on January 1 after his victory in the October elections. He is recognized [...]
As of Tuesday, the US and Israel are no longer part of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Trump administration’s State Department had announced withdrawal in October 2017 to be effective at the end of 2018. At that same time US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, commented with a release implying [...]
The EU, along with the US and the UK called Tuesday for an investigation on into the Bangladesh elections that occurred on December 30. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was re-elected to a third consecutive term, and her allies obtained greater than 90 percent of the seats in parliament. Opponents of Hasina believe that the elections [...]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that the identities of 11 clergy implicated in the grand jury investigation of child sexual abuse in Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania would not be revealed. The court, citing Article 1, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, ordered that the names of the individuals be permanently redacted on “Report 1” [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ended lawsuits brought by college athletes against fantasy sports websites FanDuel and DraftKings with a ruling on Thursday. The suit was originally brought by three former college football athletes alleging that fantasy sports sites like the defendants infringe on their right to publicity under the law of [...]
Rhode Island parents, on behalf of students, filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island late Wednesday alleging the state of Rhode Island has not upheld its constitutional responsibility to prepare students to be informed citizens. The complaint looks for an answer to the question raised in the 1973 US [...]
The Land Claims Court sitting at the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town, South Africa, ruled in favor of the District Six land claimants on Monday, ordering the government to provide a program for redevelopment of the area. District Six residents brought forth claims as early as 20 years ago for restitution for being [...]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that the Austrian government must give the same social security benefits to refugees as it does to its residents. The case came from action brought by Ahmad Shah Ayubi who had been granted refugee status in 2016 with a temporary residence permit for three years. Ayubi filed [...]
The Singapore Parliament passed a bill on Monday amending the Legal Aid and Advice Act to simplify financial determinations for providing legal aid and make it easier for individuals to receive aid. Originally, individuals applying for legal aid had to pass a means threshold based on their disposable income and disposable capital, including an evaluation of [...]
Judge Amy Totenberg of the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled Monday that the state must delay certification of the election results pending consideration of provisional ballots cast due to flaws in Georgia’s registration system. The plaintiff, Common Cause Georgia, filed the action alleging that Georgia’s voter registration server that is used [...]
