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The US and Guatemala governments announced on Thursday that Nicaragua has released 135 political prisoners on humanitarian grounds after months of negotiations between the US and Nicaragua. The US also facilitated the voluntary transfer of political prisoners from Nicaragua to Guatemala. In a joint statement, the US and Guatemala clarified that the released political prisoners [...]

A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday alongside her husband on charges of acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Linda Sun is accused of having used her positions to subtly advance Chinese interests in exchange for millions of dollars. Sun was arrested by FBI agents along with her [...]

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to move his New York hush money case to federal court, an attempt that could overturn Trump’s conviction or delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November. Trump’s motion to move his case to federal [...]

In this article, Sonja Rzepski, a JD candidate in environmental justice and clean energy at Vermont Law School  discusses the contrasting climate change policies of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris is highlighted as an advocate for environmental justice, known for her litigation against environmental violations and support for clean energy [...]

Former US President Donald Trump filed a motion on Thursday to move his New York hush money case to federal court, an attempt that could overturn his conviction and delay his sentencing date until after the presidential election in November. Trump’s legal team asked the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [...]

Protests against President Nicolás Maduro continued on Wednesday, a month after the disputed presidential election of July 28. Opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González initiated protests under “Acta Mata Sentencia,” which translates to “Vote record kills sentence.” Protests against Maduro’s reelection were not only held throughout Venezuela but also in various cities worldwide, [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a libel lawsuit filed by the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin against the New York Times (NYT). In 2022, US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed the case during jury deliberations. He stated that after hearing all available [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied a Trinidad and Tobago man’s claim to US citizenship on Tuesday and declined to halt his deportation even though the man held a wrongfully issued US citizenship certificate for 21 years. Lall received a Certificate of Citizenship in 1991 from Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) [...]

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland’s handgun licensing law requiring that gun owners first go through firearms training and pass a background check. There was disagreement on the reasoning, but only two members of the 16-judge en banc panel dissented that the state’s permit process is constitutional, despite the Supreme Court’s significant expansion [...]

Police forces across Canada on Wednesday responded to a series of identical bomb threats sent via email to over 100 Jewish organizations, including synagogues and hospitals, with the nature of the threats prompting a coordinated response by several law enforcement agencies. The threats were disseminated via email around 5 am EST targeting a wide range [...]