The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber ruled on Monday that the Consumer and Market Authority (CMA) in the Netherlands did not act unlawfully in receiving phone-tap data obtained by another law enforcement authority. In particular, the ruling held that the Competition Authority did not act in a way that was incompatible with [...]

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday granted the plaintiffs’ motion to postpone Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s attempt remove the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Venezuelan immigrants. Earlier this month, the DHS sought to reduce TPS as a way to limit migration pathways to the US [...]

If Prime Minister Mark Carney wins the Canadian federal election, new Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gary Anandasangaree—appointed by Carney on March 14, 2025—will likely remain in the role as he now faces a moment that directly parallels his earlier career as an international human rights lawyer advocating for Tamil victims of war crimes [...]

Ontario’s auditor general Bonnie Lysyk on Monday released a scathing report highlighting and condemning the provincial government’s failure to provide adequate mental health services for children and youth. The auditor general’s office also emphasized that the deficiency undermines the fundamental principles of fairness and equality under the rule of law and recommended that the Ministry [...]

US democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the District Court of Rhode Island on Tuesday. They alleged in the lawsuit that the department’s sudden rollback of $12 billion in public health funding [...]

A French court convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzlement on Monday, sentencing her to a five-year ban from holding public office, effectively disqualifying her from the 2027 presidential election. The ruling follows allegations that Le Pen and members of her National Rally (RN) party misused European Parliament funds to pay party workers in [...]

UN officials called for an immediate ceasefire in Myanmar on Monday after two powerful earthquakes struck the country on Friday, killing approximately 2,000 people and overwhelming the already fragile infrastructure. UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Marcoluigi Corsi issued a statement on behalf of the UN Country Team, expressing condolences to the victims and underscoring the [...]

A union representing employees of 37 federal agencies and offices filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump Administration, seeking to stop an executive order released on March 27 that would revoke two-thirds of the federal workforce’s collective bargaining rights. The executive order added more than a dozen federal departments and agencies to the list of [...]

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ordered a recall of parliament on April 8, 2025, to debate a motion of no confidence on Monday. The court decided that parliament’s rejection of an earlier motion of no-confidence against the prime minister was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that the parliament’s Private Business Committee’s decision to [...]