The Supreme court blocked a government attempt to cut £2bn in legal aid to migrants to have lived in the country for less than a year. Seven justices said the Lord Chancellor acted beyond its powers when he introduced secondary legislation to implement a controversial "residence test."
Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors are already allowed to recommend the use of medical marijuana to patients. Veterans can now have access to therapeutic cannabis.
A New York proposed bill would allow police officers to use a textalyzer device to check drivers’ phones to determine whether the driver was on the phone when a crash or accident happened. The device, however, will not give the police officer access to personal data.
Two South African Jews together with an interfaith group are suing The Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) in Cape Town for alleged gender discrimination. The plaintiffs claimed that the JBD prohibits women from singing at the annual Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony – due to the Orthodox practice of Kol Isha.
