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A District of Columbia (DC) Bar Association Disciplinary committee released a report Friday recommending that former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani be disbarred and prevented from practicing law due to his involvement in lawsuits attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Giuliani was Mayor of New York City from 1994-2001, a 2008 presidential candidate, a [...]

In a dramatic midnight move on April 9, Pakistan’s National Assembly voted to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence resolution. Minutes before voting, the Speaker of the House, a member of the ruling party and a known friend of Khan, resigned from office after waving a quasi-confidential letter at the legislators. This letter [...]

On September 17, 2018, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly (99-1) in support of the Opioid Crisis Response Act (OCRA) of 2018. OCRA proposes a series of measures addressing the devastating, long-term impacts of opioid addiction and abuse nationally. Building on efforts previously authorized in 2016 via the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the [...]

Melissa Brumer, Fordham University School of Law

The UK High Court in London on Monday denied an application for bail by Muslim cleric Abu Qatada . Qatada had challenged a previous ruling that had denied him bail on...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday began the trial of former Kivumu, Rwanda, mayor Gregoire Ndahimana . Ndahimana was charged in July 2001...

Former Rwandan pastor Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday and pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity relating to...

Ugandan police announced Friday that a former Rwandan pastor accused of committing genocide and crimes against humanity relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide was taken into custody Wednesday. Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi , indicted...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday began genocide proceedings against a former businessman man charged with ordering a bulldozer to knock down a church housing refugees and...