Attend A Breakfast Briefing on the Dubai International Finance Centre The Law Society of England & Wales will be hosting a breakfast briefing on the Dubai […]
UN resolution approves investigations into Burundi human rights abuses
UN resolution approves investigations into Burundi human rights abuses The top UN human rights assembly has approved a resolution requiring investigations into human rights violations in Burundi, […]
New York Agrees to Overhaul Solitary Confinement in Prisons
New York Agrees to Overhaul Solitary Confinement in Prisons New York prison officials have decided to overhaul their use of solitary confinement with the aim of significantly […]
Legal Recruitment Markets Boom in European Hot Locations
Legal Recruitment Markets Boom in European Hot Locations Transactional lawyers are so in demand in top places like Frankfurt and Warsaw that employers are looking to […]
Ex-Navy Commander Charged With Genocide by Cambodia Tribunal
Ex-Navy Commander Charged With Genocide by Cambodia Tribunal Meas Muth, Khmer Rouge’s ex-navy commander, has been charged by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal with genocide, crimes against […]
US Supreme Court To Rule On Refusing Blood Alcohol Tests
US Supreme Court To Rule On Refusing Blood Alcohol Tests The American Supreme Court granted certiorari in four cases on Friday. In Birchfield, Danny v. North Dakota, integrated with Bernard, […]
Censorship Law Challenged by Egyptian Lawyer
Censorship Law Challenged by Egyptian Lawyer Nasser Amin, an Egyptian lawyer challenged law that allows for writers to be jailed for writings that violate Egyptian morals. […]
Counter-Terror Social Media Bill To Be Revived by The Senate Intelligence Committee
Counter-Terror Social Media Bill To Be Revived by The Senate Intelligence Committee Californian Senator Dianne Feinstein of the Senate Intelligence Committee is now pushing forward to […]
Lawmakers in France Consider Disabling Internet Access During Crises
Lawmakers in France Consider Disabling Internet Access During Crises French law enforcement officials are thinking about proposals to restrict the use of public wi-fi and access […]
Apple To Get Paid by Samsung Over Patent Violations
Apple To Get Paid by Samsung Over Patent Violations A joint statement was released by Apple and Samsung last week with the US District Court for the […]
High Court in Dominican Republic Brings Back Total Abortion Ban
High Court in Dominican Republic Brings Back Total Abortion Ban A court in Dominican Republic has blocked a new law that would have decriminalized abortion in […]
US Supreme Court Lets Illinois Gun Law Stand
US Supreme Court Lets Illinois Gun Law Stand The US Supreme Court rejected the Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, which […]
Australia passes anti-terrorism law to strip citizenship
Australian parliament passes anti-terrorism law to strip citizenship Australia’s parliament has passed legislation to strip dual nationals of their citizenship if they are convicted of terrorism […]
Public Cross Monument Found Constitutional by Federal Judge in US
Public Cross Monument Found Constitutional by Federal Judge in US A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland ruled earlier this week that […]
Turkish YouTube Ban Violated Freedom of Expression, According to European Rights Court
Turkish YouTube Ban Violated Freedom of Expression, According to European Rights Court The European Court of Human Rights(ECHR) unanimously ruled that a Turkish court order blocking access […]
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases earlier this week. In Green v. Brennan, the court heard arguments to […]
Regulators In UK Crunch Down On Companies Guilty of Wrongdoing
Regulators In UK Crunch Down On Companies Guilty of Wrongdoing UK regulators have significantly increased their investigation of companies found guilty of wrongdoing, with higher fines […]