Trump lifts ban on providing military equipment to local police
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that will lift an Obama-era directive that restricted local police agencies' access to military equipment. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke Monday morning to the...
Gagging Attorneys: A Critical Look at the ABA "Anti-Discrimination" Rule
JURIST Guest Columnist Bradley Abramson of Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses the new ABA Model Rules and potential first amendment concerns ... The new ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) prohibits attorneys from engaging in "harmful," "derogatory," or "demeaning" speech in any activity...
Senate passes legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea
In a 98-2 vote , the US Senate on Thursday passed H.R. 3364 , a bill that imposes new sanctions on Russia. This development comes two days after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly...
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld Wisconsin's right to work law on Wednesday. This law says that unions cannot force workers to "ecome or remain a member...
Supreme Court strikes down premature appeal in class action lawsuit
The US Supreme Court overturned the Ninth Circuit's decision in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker on Monday, denying plaintiffs the opportunity to appeal a trial court's decision before a final judgment is rendered when the...
Two unions, Kentucky State AFL-CIO and Teamsters Local 89 filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the state of Kentucky and the governor, claiming that Kentucky's "right-to-work" bill violates the state constitution. The plaintiffs...
Trump signs order reducing restrictions on offshore drilling
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to lift restrictions placed on offshore oil drilling. According to a statement , about 94 percent of the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was either off-limits to or...
The UK Ministry of Justice announced on Friday plans to separate 28 "dangerous extremist" from the main stream prison population by placing them in one of three separation centers. Prisoners who are subject to separation are...
Supreme Court hears arguments on SEC suit time limits, debt collector status
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission and Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. . In Kokesh, the court is asked to decide whether...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres confirmed Tuesday that the remains of two human rights investigators were found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan were members of the Group...
