The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday enjoined the US government from deporting some 200 Afghan nationals detained in the US to Afghanistan or Pakistan. The temporary restraining order (TRO) requires the government to confirm that it will not send a number of asylum seekers back to Afghanistan or [...]

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday held that the Trump administration’s firing of federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unconstitutional and in violation of the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA). Under 5 US Code § 7513 of the CSRA, an agency may take action against an employee “only for [...]

The US District Court for the Northern District of Missouri on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) against xAI and MZX Tech. Judge Debra Brown said that the Clean Air Act (CAA) gives the administrator of the EPA the [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the question of whether the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may be required by courts to disclose records on DOGE’s interactions with other federal agencies. The first question the Court will consider is whether the court of appeals’ order complies with Cheney v. United States [...]

A group of former and current students of Lincoln University (LU)  of Missouri on Wednesday sued the state of Missouri, alleging that the state’s intentional withholding of funds continues to perpetuate a history of “racially segregated higher education.” The LU plaintiffs argue that the state has “appropriated less per student to Lincoln than to the [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on countries to move away from fossil fuels, and implement timelines for doing so. Citing the impending climate catastrophe, Guterres pointed out that fossil fuel companies are raking in record profits “while everyday people foot the bill.” The remarks come amid High-Level Week at the UN Headquarters in [...]

In response to a request by various news outlets to restore their access to the White House, US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday countered that “access to the White House is a privilege—not a right.” First, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that the journalists’ argument that they have been subject to viewpoint-based discrimination [...]

The Associated Press on Tuesday sued the Administrative Office of the US Courts, arguing that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) violates the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Under Rule 5.2(c), “remote access to electronic files” in an action relating to “an order of removal” or “immigration benefits or detention,” among other actions, is [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) on Thursday urged the Singapore government to drop charges against several human rights activists involved in peaceful assemblies in support of Gaza, and to challenge the death penalty. Elijah Tay, Kyal Sin Linn Naing, Dayana Noor Mohamed, Nur Sabrina Kamel, Nurul [...]

In a monumental win for Pakistan, a panel of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on Monday held that India must honor a nearly 70-year-old water treaty between the two nations. The court said that the treaty remains legally binding and that no party may unilaterally suspend or terminate it. The PCA ruled that India [...]