Law & Society

Barack Obama and his administration enacts protection for lions. The White House is expected to extend the Endangered Species Act protections for two breeds of lions in Africa.

President Obama exercised commuted nearly 100 inmates and 66 out of 2000 petitions for pardons. The president doubled the number of commutations since taking office in the White House.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron orders the review of a new law that enables greater legal protection from prosecution for “shoot-to-kill” police officers. The move comes after the death of a 28-year old man during an attempt to free two convicts from a prison van in Wood Green.