The US vetoed a UN resolution on Wednesday demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. The other 14 members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. The resolution, the most recent of many Gaza ceasefire resolutions to reach the Security Council, called for “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” and [...]
The Los Angeles (LA) City Council voted to pass an ordinance on Tuesday that concerns banning the city’s resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement or by federal immigration agents. Council members unanimously voted to pass the ordinance. LA Mayor Karen Bass and City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto created the ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance in early [...]
It started with a buzz — a sound so ordinary that Adrianna, a 14-year-old high school freshman, hardly gave it a second thought. But as she walked down the hallway, clutching her phone, she noticed the whispers and snickers from classmates. Something wasn’t right. When Adrianna opened the Instagram notification, her world fell apart. A [...]
Now that the election is over, people might wonder what role the Supreme Court will play during Donald Trump’s second term. If the President-Elect engages in behavior threatening to the Constitution and the rule of law, will the justices try to stop him, or will they move even further to the right? No one can [...]
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against multiple heavy-duty truck manufacturers. The lawsuit asserted that the manufacturers “conspired” to restrict the availability of diesel-powered semi-trucks in support of California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which mandates a transition to electric trucks by 2035. Hilgers stated that the “conspiracy” violated US antitrust laws by “unreasonably [...]
Syria has failed to comply with a 2023 International Court of Justice (ICJ) order requiring the country to “take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Wednesday. HRW highlighted that despite the court’s directive, reports indicate ongoing abuses. “Syrian officials are still sending people to the country’s detention [...]
A US appeals court on Monday rejected a death row inmate’s bid to stop his scheduled November 22 execution by the controversial method of nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama. The panel of three judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit thus upheld an earlier decision of the US District Court for the [...]
The Federal Court of Justice in Germany ruled on Monday that users of the social network Facebook, whose data were exposed in a ‘scraping’ incident in April 2021, may be entitled to compensation. The claim arose from a suit against Meta, the operator of Facebook, in which a plaintiff sued the company for failing to [...]
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) called Monday for the immediate release of prominent Thai human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa after ruling that his detention under Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws violates international law. Anon, known for his advocacy of democratic reforms and criticism of the monarchy, is currently serving a 14-year [...]
Brazilian federal police said on Tuesday they foiled a plot to assassinate the president-elect and overthrow the government, arresting five suspects who allegedly planned to execute the incoming leader and a Supreme Court justice before the January inauguration. According to the announcement, the operation was set to be carried out on December 15, 2022, and [...]
