Former Director of the US Copyright Office Shira Perlmutter filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday for improper termination after she was fired earlier this month. Perlmutter filed her complaint with the US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that her termination was unconstitutional and cannot take effect. She further [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a video message to the Nepalese government on Friday, warning that the Himalayan glaciers are rapidly melting and urging immediate action. Guterres addressed the issue that despite Nepal producing a negligible amount of emissions in comparison to other countries, they are feeling the effects of the increased temperatures. Nepal has seen [...]

The Supreme Court of Nebraska on Friday found that provisions of a challenged criminal reform act, Legislative Bill 50 (LB50), are in fact constitutional. LB50, passed in 2023, is just one in a spate of reform legislation enacted in recent years by Nebraska. State Attorney General Michael Hilgers took issue with LB50, arguing the provisions [...]

US District Court for the District of Columbia judge James Boasberg on Friday denied an emergency motion to grant a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting deportations under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). Boasberg denied the ACLU’s request for an immediate ruling mandating that the government give 30 days’ notice before removing individuals under the AEA, [...]

The European Union’s border protection agency announced on Tuesday that it is investigating possible human rights violations by Greece related to undocumented migrants, according to a report by the Associated Press. The agency, Frontex, is investigating incidents in Greece that took place in 2024, though it has not yet disclosed which incidents in particular are [...]

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday granted plaintiffs’ motion to postpone Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s attempted removal of 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 on [...]

The French competition regulator, Autorité de la Concurrence, fined Apple on Monday $162 million over its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) tool. The regulator found that the ATT framework was unnecessarily complex and biased, violating French and EU privacy laws. The agency fined Apple because the consent required by ATT is burdensome for users, violating the [...]