The US Supreme Court decided Thursday that police officers may continue to seize cars that defendants allegedly use to commit a crime, without an immediate hearing. States often allow that kind of seizure—known as civil forfeiture—when officers believe that the car is connected to a crime in which the owner is not involved. Justice Kavanaugh, [...]

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 6-3 decision that copyright owners may recover damages for copyright infringement that occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit. Music producer Sherman Nealy initiated what would become Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy in 2018 on the basis that Warner Chappell Music violated the [...]

Waheed Rehman Para, a youth leader of the People’s Democratic Party, said Friday that a notice from the district election officer in Jammu and Kashmir is an “attempt to throttle the vote.” The election official had previously served a notice to Para over remarks he made during a poll rally, according to reports from local [...]

Australia and Tuvalu released a joint statement Thursday announcing new commitments to improve security relations and remove the veto power Australia previously had over the tiny island nation’s security relations with other countries. The announcement addressed the implementation and interpretation of the Falepili Union, a bilateral treaty which was entered into on November 9, 2023 [...]

Police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) arrested Thursday eight people who were protesting the Israel-Hamas war and asking college administrators to terminate all research contracts involving Israel’s Ministry of Defense. In order to urge the college’s immediate response, protestors blocked the entrance of the campus parking garage, for which the school issued an [...]

Georgia police arrested 6 people on Thursday as part of protests over the country’s proposed “Foreign Agents” Bill. There have been many reports of police violence against protesters in Georgia, with Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling the violence concerning after speaking to several protesters who were attacked. The Georgian Special Investigation Service (SIS) is currently [...]

The mandatory use of CBP One to seek asylum in the United States violates the United States’ and Mexico’s international human rights and refugee law obligations, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Thursday. The rights group found that CBP One, a mobile application designed to process individuals seeking asylum, cannot be the [...]

China on Wednesday sought to solicit public opinion on draft regulations aimed at regulating its rapidly growing lithium battery industry. The rules, proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, are designed to curb unchecked expansion and promote sustainable and high-quality development within the sector.  The proposed regulations address several key issues facing China’s lithium [...]

Europeans prioritize reducing immigration over addressing climate change, and fewer than 15% of respondents worldwide view climate issues as a top three priority for their country’s government, according to a global study released on Wednesday. The report, which evaluated more than 62,950 responses, was published by The Alliance of Democracies Foundation and Latana. It is [...]

Attacks by Islamist armed groups and ethnic militias in Mali violate international humanitarian law and are apparent war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday. One such attack in January 2024, by an Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist armed group, killed at least 32 civilians, including 3 children and setting fire to over 350 [...]