A US federal district judge on Thursday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated the Internal Revenue Code by inappropriately handing thousands of taxpayers’ confidential information over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): he IRS violated the IRC approximately 42,695 times by disclosing last known taxpayer addresses to ICE through TIN Matching without confirming [...]

US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday announced that the Trump administration will temporarily halt some Medicaid funding to Minnesota due to alleged misuse of public funds. During a conference with Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Mehmet Oz, Vance said that “there are way too many Americans who are being defrauded by very bad actors [...]

The US Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision Friday on the legality of President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. The IEEPA was enacted in 1977 to address significant [...]

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and the UN Support Mission in Libya published a report on Tuesday detailing the systematic human rights violations and abuses suffered by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Libya. The report detailed four human rights challenges that these individuals tend to face: (1) illegal and dangerous interceptions at sea, [...]

A US federal district judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide immigrant detainees in Minnesota’s Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building access to attorneys immediately, before they are transferred out of state. US District Judge Nancy Brasel wrote that Whipple has “isolated” hundreds of detainees from their attorneys: Plaintiffs…have presented substantial, [...]

The United Nations on Wednesday cautioned that the escalating aerial attacks in Sudan are killing children, striking UN facilities, and damaging schools. Two children were killed and 13 were injured in a drone strike on a mosque in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan state, where all the victims were students at the adjoining school. UN Spokesperson Stéphane [...]

The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Thursday announced drastic changes to the way federal employees are classified, making it easier for the president to fire public employees. The rule adds a new “excepted service” category, “Schedule Policy/Career,” which includes “career positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.” Such positions might include [...]

Ryan Wesley Routh was sentenced to life in prison plus 84 months for his attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump and related offenses, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release on Wednesday. Routh attempted to kill Trump at one of his golf courses in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September of 2024. [...]

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on Thursday introduced legislation that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard in Massachusetts without the governor’s permission. Among the laws introduced, one would keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of local schools, houses of worship, hospitals, and courthouses. The proposed legislation received many statements [...]

Nicolas Levrat, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, cautioned on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) must end double standards on minority protection. Levrat said that the EU “lacks the tools and motivation to effectively address minority issues within the bloc,” and that the  “gap must be closed to guarantee better protection of minorities [...]