Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that the United Nations is facing a severe funding crisis, largely because major contributors like the US and China, who together supply nearly half of all member-state dues, have either failed to pay or consistently paid late. This has resulted in job cuts throughout the organization as well [...]

Meta Platforms went to trial on Monday in the Chancery Court for Davidson County in Nashville in a civil enforcement action brought by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti regarding allegations that the company designed Instagram with the goal of intentionally promoting addiction in young users and deliberately misleading the public about the platform’s safety. The [...]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested on US soil, President Donald Trump declared Monday, an assurance that underscored a widening gap between international criminal law on paper and its enforcement in practice as Washington escalates its campaign against the court seeking his arrest. “Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines holding more than 10 rounds violate the Second Amendment, marking the first time a federal appeals court has struck down a state assault weapons ban. Sitting en banc, the court was divided 10-5. Writing for [...]

A coalition of 20 state attorneys general on Friday urged a federal judge to dismiss a Trump administration lawsuit that seeks to halt disciplinary proceedings against Jeffrey Clark. Former US assistant attorney general Clark faces disbarment over his apparent collaboration in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In their brief, the attorneys general argued [...]

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Thursday announced the return of the “public charge” rule for immigrants. Immigrants must already demonstrate that they will not become public charges, or persons who depend on the government for subsistence, but the new rule will expand the range of public benefits that immigration officials may consider when [...]

A federal judge ruled Thursday that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Osama Abu Irshaid, the executive director of American Muslims for Palestine, when they searched his cell phones twice at a US international airport in 2024. The court did not find, however, that the searches amounted to [...]

The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) on Friday released a statement defending the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the announcement of a campaign by the United States Department of State that seeks to paralyze and ultimately dissolve the Court. The network reiterated that the ICC, created by the 2002 Rome Statute, is an independent [...]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday a new visa restriction policy barring foreign nationals affiliated with what the administration describes as “far-left terrorist” organizations from entering the US. The policy targets foreign nationals who have engaged in or materially supported acts of terrorism, violent crime, economic sabotage, or assisted far-left networks with any [...]

Two US-based advocacy groups sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, alleging that sanctions imposed by Trump on members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the UN impede the organizations’ ability to engage in Palestinian-related human rights advocacy and therefore violate their First Amendment rights. The sanctions in question stem from a 2025 Executive [...]