Search Results for: 2017-03-22

European Commission Brexit Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier on Wednesday published the European Union's proposed directives for the UK's departure from the EU, saying the highest priorities were citizens' rights, financial settlement and border...

The Canadian Province of Ontario announced Monday that it will begin a trial program for universal basic income this summer. The Ontario government said that it will test the policy on roughly 4,000 participants....

The State of Hawaii filed its answer as plaintiff with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday in a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump , concerning Executive...

US District Judge Alfred H. Bennett on Saturday said he was considering initiating an independent review of disabled voter access to polling locations in Houston. The judge's consideration comes as part of a lawsuit filed against...

The United Nations (UN) and the World Bank announced a partnership on Saturday to build resilience for the most vulnerable of the world. This effort will focus on "reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing...

Advocacy groups from around the world signed a joint statement on Thursday that called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar. The release of the petition aligned with the third anniversary of U Win Tin's death, a...

A lawsuit was filed against Bose Corp. Tuesday claiming that the sound system manufacturer was illegally mining and distributing headphone users' personal data. The complaint alleges that Bose secretly collected, transmitted, and disclosed its customers' private...

The City of Osaka, Japan on Wednesday became the first city in the country to recognize same-sex couples as foster parents. The city government officially certified two men as foster parents of a teenage boy who has been...

JURIST Guest Columnist Erika Wilson of University of North Carolina School of Law, discusses the potential perils of Kentucky's new charter school law ... On March 21, 2017, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin signed into law House Bill ("HB") 520, a...

JURIST Guest Columnist Valena Beety of West Virginia University College of Law, discusses the impending Arkansas execution of eight people in ten days ... The state of Arkansas plans to execute eight people across ten days this April. Arkansas...