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DOJ report urges Congress to update Administrative Procedure Act
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) outlined the need for Congress to update and improve the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in a report Tuesday. The APA governs the procedures that agencies must follow when they regulate private parties. It has remained largely unchanged since its enactment in 1946. The DOJ called for an update to […]
Federal judge rejects Trump administration executive privilege claim over withheld emails
During a teleconference on Monday, US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said that the Trump administration failed to show that emails about the hold placed on US aid to Ukraine in 2019 were eligible for protection under executive privilege. The emails were between White House aide Robert Blair and Office of Management and Budget official […]
Federal appeals court prevents oil companies from moving Louisiana coastal wetlands lawsuits to federal court
A three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a decision Monday to keep oil companies from moving lawsuits that blame them for coastal wetlands loss in Louisiana to federal court. In 1972 Congress enacted the Coastal Zone Management Act, which led Louisiana to enact the Louisiana State and Local […]
China imposes sanctions on 11 US citizens
In a press briefing on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan announced sanctions on 11 US citizens. This decision comes in response to the sanctions imposed by the US on Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in Hong Kong. On Friday the US imposed sanctions on 11 Hong Kong and […]
California judge blocks Uber, Lyft from classifying drivers as independent contractors
California Judge Ethan Schulman of the San Francisco Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday against Uber and Lyft, blocking the companies from classifying their drivers as independent contractors. California passed a new law, Assembly Bill 5, that required companies to classify workers as employees if they controlled how workers did their jobs. The […]

China imposes sanctions on 11 US citizens
In a press briefing on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan announced sanctions on 11 US citizens. This decision comes in response to the sanctions imposed by the US on Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in Hong Kong. On Friday the US imposed sanctions on 11 Hong Kong and […]
Canadian man dies in ICE custody after positive COVID–19 test
A 72–year–old Canadian man has died while in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at Farmville Detention Center in Virginia after he yielded a positive COVID–19 test result. James Thomas Hill tested positive for COVID–19 on July 11 following a mass detention center outbreak. Though Hill’s official cause of death is unknown, staff report […]
Hong Kong police arrest 10 people under new national security law
Hong Kong police arrested 10 people on Monday under the new national security law for suspected collusion with foreign forces. Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying and senior officials of Apple Daily newspaper were detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces. Two hundred police officials raided the offices of Apple Daily. The police also arrested Agnes Chow Ting, […]
Lebanon government resigns amid anger over Beirut explosion, widespread corruption
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced on public television Monday that his cabinet was resigning following three days of protests over the Beirut explosion and alleged government corruption. On August 4 an explosion at Beirut’s shipping port, believed to have been caused by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, killed at least 220 people and injured […]
France’s highest constitutional authority throws out terrorism security law
The French Constitutional Council, France’s highest constitutional authority, has rejected as unconstitutional legislation that included special parole conditions and electronic tracking for those who served prison terms for terrorist offenses. The Constitutional Council found Friday that the legislation unfairly discriminated against former detainees who had served full sentences. The law prohibited former detainees from changing […]

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