The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the abortion drug mifepristone to remain available by mail and through telehealth nationwide, staying a Fifth Circuit order that had reinstated an in-person dispensing requirement while Louisiana’s challenge to the drug’s regulation proceeds in the lower courts. The brief, unsigned order in Danco Laboratories, LLC v. Louisiana and The post Supreme Court preserves telehealth access to abortion pill mifepristone pending appeal appeared first on JURIST – News.

Romania’s Parliament removed Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government on May 5, in a decisive 281-4 vote of no confidence—the highest support for such a motion in post-communist Romania’s history. The motion, initiated primarily by the right-wing Alliance for the Unity of Romanians and joined by the Social Democratic Party along with smaller parliamentary groups, carried The post Romania dispatch: Bolojan government removed by successful vote of no confidence appeared first on JURIST – News.

“Gig” workers around the world experience long hours, unpredictable and declining pay, and serious safety risks as platform companies sidestep labor protections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday in a report. HRW urges governments to adopt binding standards in an International Labour Organization (ILO) treaty on platform work, negotiations for which are scheduled for June The post Rights group urges binding gig worker protections in ILO platform labor treaty appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Constitutional Court (ConCourt), South Africa’s highest court, ruled Tuesday that foreigners cannot reapply for asylum if their application has been rejected. The ruling came in the case of Director of Home Affairs and Others v Irankunda and Niyonkuru, concerning two Burundi nationals who fled their country and resided in South Africa for four years. The post South Africa court bans repeat asylum applications appeared first on JURIST – News.