A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday, February 13 to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down US aid and development work worldwide, citing the sweeping damage that the sudden shutdown has done to nonprofits and other organizations that help carry out US assistance overseas. The court ruling was the … Read more
By Jamie Strawbridge Last week, groups representing chief diversity officers, the City of Baltimore, and others filed suit in federal court in Baltimore to block Trump Administration efforts to dismantle programs promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Plaintiffs challenge President Trump’s “crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility from our country.” The lawsuit … Read more
Four pennies. PIAXBAY @CPASTRICK US President Donald Trump said, on Sunday, February 9, that he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is … Read more
South Carolina regulators have ordered Atlantic Coast Life Insurance and its captive reinsurer, Southern Atlantic Re, to stop writing new policies by Tuesday, Dec. 31. The carriers also were ordered to notify all producers about the cease-and-desist directive from the South Carolina Department of Insurance. “We are publishing these orders today as part of our … Read more
In Alame & Ors v Shell PLC & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1500 Stuart-Smith LJ delivered the unanimous judgment on the appeal against a range of procedural issues which I have previously discussed here. Judgments appealed are [2024] EWHC 510 (KB) and [2023] EWHC 2961 (KB) The Rome II evidence and procedure issue which I … Read more
