The first United Auto Workers union vote by rank-and-file members was 82% in favor of the tentative labor deal that ended the union’s strike at Ford last week, an early sign that the recent labor ...

Throughout the life cycle of a company, and especially during the leaner early start-up stages, corporate actions that are defective due to failures to obtain the correct board or shareholder votes, ...

In a judgment clarifying the doctrine of ratification in administrative law, the Supreme Court has held that once the ...

New research shows just how powerful the United States' and other countries' influence can be on persuading other nations to ratify international treaties. The first-of-its-kind study shows the ...

Ratifying a contract means approving it, not necessarily signing it. This occurs after two parties negotiate the details of a contract, but one or both of the parties does not have the authority to ...

This is part III of our series on the USMCA and its domestic path to ratification by Congress. Read part I and part II to get fully up to speed on the USMCA. With Congress back in session after its ...

UN experts welcomed on Thursday the ratification of the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), first adopted in June 2023. This ratification is a significant advance ...

It's that time of year again. The holidays are upon us, and the end of the year is drawing near. As we reflect on the past year, many of us begin to look forward and think, "What's next?" With the New ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. As of Sept. 22, 76 nations and the European Union had signed the high seas treaty while gathered at the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Imagine walking into your polling place to vote, and being told that if a particular candidate won, all voters would receive $500. That sounds like something that should be illegal, right? But ...

Illinois recently became the 37th state to approve the pending Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), putting it one state short of ratification. The amendment forbids denying equal rights on the basis of sex, ...

This Tuesday isn’t just any other Tuesday – the day marks 241 years since the United States was formally recognized as an independent and sovereign nation, or what is known as National Ratification ...