Abu Dhabi court orders company to pay Dh110,400 in unpaid wages

Abu Dhabi court orders company to pay Dh110,400 in unpaid wages

An Abu Dhabi labour court has ordered a company to pay an employee Dh110,400 in unpaid wages after it delayed his start date and did not let him begin work, Khaleej Times reported. The First Instance Court said the amount covered four months and 18 days of salary. The man had signed a fixed-term contract … Read more

US death row inmate wants to represent himself because he wants to die

US death row inmate wants to represent himself because he wants to die

After watching his best friend and four other fellow death row inmates executed in less than a year, South Carolina inmate James Robertson now wants to represent himself in court, a decision that will most likely hasten his own execution within months. Judge Mary Gordon Baker has ordered a 45-day delay in Robertson’s request to … Read more

US judge blocks Trump’s fast-track deportation policy 

US judge blocks Trump’s fast-track deportation policy 

A US judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot go ahead with a new policy that would allow it to quickly deport large numbers of migrants to countries other than their own  without giving them a chance to explain if they fear danger there. This decision was reported by Reuters. The policy, introduced by … Read more

Judge cancels hearing in Venezuela deportations case, citing Supreme Court ruling

Judge cancels hearing in Venezuela deportations case, citing Supreme Court ruling

A US judge canceled a hearing scheduled for Tuesday over whether he would to impose a longer-lasting block on President Donald Trump’s deportations of Venezuelans under a 1798 law historically used only in wartime, citing the US Supreme Court decision lifting his temporary ban on such removals. The Supreme Court on Monday night granted the … Read more