A group of seven UN experts expressed alarm on Wednesday about a new law aimed at repressing LGBTQ+ voices and proponents of human and women’s rights in Belarus. The experts were concerned that this repression would breed further harassment and marginalization of LGBTQ+ individuals, women, and other minority groups: This law represents a dangerous escalation. [...]

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ordered a federal judge to end his contempt investigation concerning the Trump administration’s Venezuelan migrant deportation flights. In a 2-1 decision, the majority ruled that Chief Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia abused [...]

Several protestors were detained in New York City on Monday in a demonstration protesting US military support of Israel during the ongoing conflict with Iran. Anti-war group Jewish Voice for Peace said police detained over 90 demonstrators. New York City police released a statement saying there were “multiple” arrests but did not provide an exact [...]

The Trump administration fired six more immigration judges on Friday, adding to growing dismissals as judges and lawyers continue to push for a more independent judicial immigration system. The newly fired judges are now among over 100 fired so far in Donald Trump’s second term. The number of US immigration judges has reportedly diminished by [...]

US President Donald Trump’s Justice Department on Friday fired two immigration judges who previously ruled for pro-Palestinian activists facing removal proceedings, adding to a growing number of administrative judge dismissals. Judges Roopal Patel and Nina Froes occupied probationary judgeship positions when the administration informed them they would not gain permanent status. The firings occurred following [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday extended a lower court’s freeze on a partial preliminary injunction that had halted construction of the White House’s proposed ballroom, allowing the project to continue until April 17. The court determined “serious factual questions” existed about the relationship between proposed underground facility [...]

A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its parent company over an article linking him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, ruling that Trump failed to adequately allege the newspaper acted with “actual malice” when it published the story. US District Judge Darrin P. Gayles [...]

The company xAI on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Colorado’s enforcement of the state’s new artificial intelligence (AI) law before it takes effect. The lawsuit names Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser and aims to block the Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence (CPAI) law, which will require developers of “high-risk” AI systems to [...]

A US federal district judge on Thursday granted a motion to compel the Department of Defense to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters. Judge Friedman yesterday held that the defendants were still not in compliance with a March court order: he Department take steps to circumvent the Court’s injunction and expect the Court to [...]

In light of President Donald Trump’s pardon, the US Court ​of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed an appeal from former Honduran president ‌Juan Orlando Hernandez, and vacated a previous judgement against him on Wednesday. The court found that the pardon rendered the appeal of the conviction moot, and dismissed it. For the same reason, [...]