The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan nationals and enjoined Trump from deporting two Venezuelans under the AEA. According to the court, the AEA is “applicable only in the event of a declared war, an [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Tuesday that claims arising out of the cancellation of grants under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be resolved in the US Court of Federal Claims (CFC) because the claims are primarily contractual. In its judgement, the court noted [...]

The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday, in its ongoing antitrust battle, that Google is barred from entering exclusionary contracts relating to generative AI or preloading Google Search on applications. The court found that Google will not be required to divest Chrome or Android devices, which are part of the Google [...]

The US military could face legal responsibility for assisting Israeli forces that commit war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Tuesday. Members of the US military could also be individually implicated for the crimes, according to the rights group. “The direct US participation in military operations with Israeli forces means that as a matter of [...]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Bill 10 on Saturday, mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public elementary and secondary schools. “Texas is where the American dream lives,” Governor Abbott stated. In a press release, he added: “Today, I signed critical legislation passed in the 89th Regular Legislative Session that protects the safety [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit remanded Colorado’s air quality plan back to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday because it failed to account for emissions from drilling, fracking and well completion. Colorado must submit permits that align with national air quality standards, which include regulations for stationary sources that emit pollutants. A [...]

US President Donald Trump’s administration urged the US Supreme Court on Thursday to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in the military. The Trump administration argued that since the ban concrns a medical condition of gender dysphoria, it demands the lowest level of constitutional review, known as rational basis review. The administration claimed the [...]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday ordered Harvard University to give records on student visa holders’ “violent activities” by April 30, or risk losing Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification. DHS also canceled $2.7 million in grant funding, finding the school to be “unfit to be entrusted with taxpayer dollars.”  [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday welcomed the UN Human Rights Council’s first-ever resolution on anti-personnel landmines that was passed on April 4. The Ottawa Convention defines an anti-personnel mine as “a mine designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person and that will incapacitate, injure or kill one or [...]

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would restrict district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctive relief orders to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders from taking effect. Section 1370(a) of the “No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025” (NORRA) states that “no United States district court shall issue any order providing [...]