South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking Officials (CIO) on Friday filed a formal arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol with the Seoul Western District Court, according to local media. This is the first time in the history of Korea’s modern constitution that an arrest warrant for insurrection has been sought against [...]

South Korea’s acting president Choi Sang Mok on Friday accepted the resignation of the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS). The PSS head, Park Jong Joon, submitted his resignation shortly before appearing for questioning in response to a third summons investigation obstruction of official duties. Park had ignored two prior summonses from investigators, which [...]

The Supreme Court of Ghana on Wednesday dismissed constitutional challenges launched against a bill that criminalizes LGBTQ+ expression and advocacy. In a televised ruling, Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson spoke for a unanimous court and cited the constitutional separation of powers between the judiciary, president and legislature as the primary reason for dismissal. She provided that the bill [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday invalidated a Mississippi election law that allowed mail-in and absentee election ballots as long as they were sent on or before Election Day. The ruling overturned the lower court’s decision that upheld the law. The unanimous appeals court ruled that the Mississippi law was [...]

A Georgia grand jury on Thursday charged a father and son for a school shooting that killed two students and two teachers. The grand jury, a group of civilians tasked by the court with determining whether the evidence supports a criminal charge, found probable cause against both the father, Colin Gray, and the son and [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday called for Iraqi lawmakers to drop proposed amendments to the Personal Status Law in Iraq, which codifies the rules of marriage and family matters in the country. The amendments, if passed, would allow young girls aged nine and above to be married. The rights group said the amendments “would violate women [...]

The US Department of Justice announced Thursday that TD Bank has pled guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act for “willful failure to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering program.” The guilty plea acknowledges TD Bank’s fundamental failures to uphold its legal obligations and the harm caused to the public and the US financial system. [...]

The state of Texas on Thursday sued social media platform TikTok for violating a Texas law enacted to protect children’s online privacy. The lawsuit alleged that TikTok breached provisions of the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, which came into effect on September 1, 2024, and places obligations on digital platforms to provide [...]

A US federal court on Thursday blocked the Department of Education’s revised student debt relief plan from taking effect in six states. The preliminary injunction came on the final day of a temporary restraining order that was set to expire. Effective immediately, the ruling stops the Department of Education from mass cancellation of student loans [...]

A majority of Tunisian MPs approved a bill on Friday to transfer election oversight powers from the independent Administrative Court to the country’s general appellate courts. The law, now in effect, was proposed one week ago and comes just days before the country’s October 6 presidential election. The primary impact of this law is that [...]