Amnesty International on Monday published a letter calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide the medical records of Nicaraguan asylum seeker Anabell, a woman recently released from ICE custody that experienced, and was treated for, a miscarriage while detained. The letter, addressed to ICE Field Office Director Sam Olson, expresses the urgency and [...]

Do we have kings in this country? Any child could tell you: “No.” Yet modern presidents talk about “inherent powers” like a magician opening Pandora’s box. Does Article II of the Constitution really let them do whatever they think is good for the country, even if Congress never gave them permission? The administration’s pre-election lawsuits [...]

Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. on Monday reached a confidential settlement with two teenage plaintiffs in a California social media addiction lawsuit, averting a bellwether jury trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court two days before opening statements were scheduled to begin. The consolidated trial before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl combined [...]

A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Monday dismissed a case against two former FBI officials charged with lying to Congress during an investigation that focused on whether the FBI had sought to minimize allegations of corruption involving the Biden family and particularly evidence related to Hunter Biden’s laptop. The judge found a [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected without explanation a Trump administration emergency request to overturn a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and to order California election officials to set aside ballots from 20,000 voters who the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges are not citizens. Last week, the Ninth [...]

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher stated on Friday that a temporary ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky provides vital hope for trapped civilians, even as Russian drone strikes continue to hit humanitarian vehicles and civilian infrastructure across other regions of Ukraine. Fletcher emphasized that residents seeking to evacuate Oleshky must be allowed [...]

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 new Alaskan senator ahead of the US midterm elections. US District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled that the federal government lacked both standing and a workable plan to segregate ballots [...]

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 [...]