The Australian Department of Home Affairs on Wednesday announced plans to restrict visitors from Iran for the next six months. The ban took effect Thursday and applies to individuals who used an Iranian passport when granted a subclass 600 visa, which allows for temporary visitation to Australia. Since the breakout of the conflict in Iran, [...]

Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday dismissed several local government claims to recover damages against several large energy companies for harm created by climate change, finding that federal law preempts the case and state law does not support it. The case dates to 2018, when the city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against the energy companies, [...]

A Los Angeles jury found Wednesday that Meta and Youtube are liable for negligence in having knowingly designed addictive and harmful products. The platforms were found to have deliberately targeted children, which led to significant harm against the plaintiff. The judge awarded $3 million in damages for the plaintiff, and additional punitive damages to be [...]

On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution from Ghana declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. In total, 123 countries voted in favor and 52 abstained, including the entire European Union, Canada, Australia and Japan. Only three countries voted against the resolution: the United States, Israel and Argentina. [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution by consensus, condemning Iran’s ongoing military strikes against Gulf states and Jordan at its 44th meeting of the 61st session. The UNHRC denounced the attacks as “egregious,” “unprovoked and deliberate,” and demanded that Tehran provide full and prompt reparations to victims.  The decision [...]

Minnesota sued the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday over their refusal to provide state investigators with access to evidence regarding three shootings by DHS agents in the state. The complaint alleges that DHS and DOJ unlawfully denied the state’s requests for evidence pertaining to the shootings. [...]

The highly anticipated Italian constitutional referendum was rejected on Monday, according to published results, with roughly 53 percent voting against and about 47 percent in favor. The referendum, known as the “Justice Reform,” was called by presidential decree on January 13 and scheduled for March 22-23. It was governed by Article 138 of the Italian [...]

A group of cultural and historical preservation groups filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump on Monday to block the further closure of the John F. Kennedy Center, which the president insists is necessary for revenue renovations. Plaintiffs include the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, Society of Architectural Historians, and [...]

A Thailand court on Tuesday held Akara Resources PLC, operator of the Chatree Gold Mine in northern Thailand, liable for environmental damage and adverse health impacts suffered by surrounding communities, in what stands as the nation’s first environmental class action suit. The case was brought by more than 300 villagers from Phichit and Phetchabun provinces, who [...]

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) amended its National Security Law on Monday to expand law enforcement powers, giving police the ability to require suspects in “national security” investigations to reveal passwords to their electronic devices Failure to provide a password can be punished by up to one year in prison [...]