The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down a federal law that prohibits “encouraging” or “inducing” unlawful immigration on First Amendment grounds. The court examined whether the law “permits a felony prosecution of any person who ‘encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United [...]

A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Attorneys General of both Maryland and Washington, DC, can begin discovery as part of their suit against President Donald Trump regarding alleged unlawful profits from his DC hotel. The original complaint points to instances of foreign dignitaries staying at the Trump International Hotel while visiting the president in [...]

The US Supreme Court heard two oral arguments on Tuesday: Biestek v. Berryhill and Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. At issue in Biestek, a disability benefits case, was “Whether a vocational expert’s testimony can constitute substantial evidence of ‘other work,'” if the expert did not provide the data supporting this position, although requested to do [...]

Several fraternities and sororities at Harvard University sued the school on Monday for discrimination against their organizations. “The University … conducted a multi-year campaign to eliminate single-sex groups from campus life,” alleges the complaint. “Dean Khurana … excoriated as sexists, compared them to terrorists, and labeled them as traitors.” In a letter published during the [...]

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that the identities of 11 clergy implicated in the grand jury investigation of child sexual abuse in Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania would not be revealed. The court, citing Article 1, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, ordered that the names of the individuals be permanently redacted on “Report 1” [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, on Tuesday condemned Egypt for the “forced evictions, housing demolitions, arbitrary arrest, intimidation and reprisals” against those who talked with her earlier this year. Farha asserts that Egypt failed to keep assurances made to her that the people and communities she met with [...]

The Advocate General for the European Court of Justice released a non-binding opinion on Tuesday finding that the UK can unilaterally revoke its intention to withdraw from the EU. This would mean that a unanimous decision from the European Council would not be required if the UK decides to abandon Brexit. The Advocate General, Manuel [...]

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs on Monday launched the first UN Flagship report on Disability and Development. The report focuses on “Realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by, for and with persons with disabilities.” The SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals set by the UN in 2015, which include [...]

The Wisconsin state legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) proposed a package of controversial legislation early Tuesday morning in an extraordinary session. The legislature approved the extraordinary session—an extension of their normal season—on Friday. In a joint statement, Robin Vos, the speaker of the State Assembly, and Scott Fitzgerald, the Republican Majority Leader in the Senate, defended [...]

A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged action to combat inequality and discrimination in society across the globe. The statement comes on the thirty-second anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, reaffirming the UN’s stance that it is critical for nations across the world to address issues of inequality, discrimination [...]