The US District Court for the District of Alaska on Sunday dismissed a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit to segregate ballots and delay certification of the Alaskan Senator ahead of the US midterm elections. US District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled that the federal government lacked a workable plan and standing to segregate ballots without violating [...]

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday ordered Trump administration officials to stop threatening investigation and prosecution against state and local election officials who do not comply with federal election demands. The temporary restraining order, issued less than a week before the 2026 US midterm elections, lasts for 14 days. [...]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced that State Police will now investigate sexual assault reports at Cornell University, under a new agreement with the school. Hochul said all reports that campus police would typically handle will go straight to the State Police for criminal investigation unless the person reporting asks otherwise. “hen someone [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned Pakistan’s Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) over the sentencing of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years in prison on terrorism-related charges stemming from a 2024 traffic barrier dispute. Yasmine Ahmed, a senior director at Amnesty International, stated: These convictions are an indictment [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to require California election officials to set aside mail ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters whose citizenship federal officials questioned. The 2-1 ruling denied an injunction pending appeal. The majority concluded that the Department of Justice (DOJ) [...]

The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated Friday that states and businesses must ensure that their corporate governance standards respect human rights and that these rights are integrated at every stage of corporate activity, including decision-making and regular operations, in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Guiding Principles). [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday warned escalating Houthi military efforts in and around the city of Taizz have cut off civilian access to life necessities and humanitarian aid. “Renewed efforts by the Houthis to cut off food, water, and medicine to Taizz show their utter disregard for civilian lives,” Niku Jafarnia, HRW Yemen and [...]

Editor’s note: Joel Zivot, an anesthesiologist and medical ethicist, has served as a medical expert for Christa Pike’s legal team, including providing expert testimony in her challenge to Tennessee’s execution protocol before the Sept. 30 execution attempt. After Tennessee failed to execute Christa Pike on September 30, the Tennessee Department of Correction issued a statement saying [...]

In a filing before the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will not serve as poll monitors during the 2026 midterm elections. Eric Neff, acting chief of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division [...]