The US Supreme Court on Wednesday granted President Donald Trump’s request to stay a lower court order that would have prevented him from firing three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission without cause. The order allows Trump to immediately terminate commissioners Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, and Richard Trumka Jr., whom he removed in [...]
On July 23, the Hong Kong Legislative Council established a bill committee on the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Eric Tsang Kwok-wai submitted to the legislature that the government is dedicated to respecting the judiciary and fulfilling its Bill of Rights obligations. At the same time, Tsang also [...]
The United Nations released a report on Thursday finding that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have committed human rights violations against Afghan refugees who returned to their home country. The UN condemned these abuses and urged authorities to adhere to Afghanistan’s obligations under international law. The report, conducted by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order on Wednesday, concluding that plaintiffs are likely to succeed in demonstrating that the executive order is unconstitutional. The Ninth Circuit has now become the first appeals court to weigh in on the birthright citizenship order. The [...]
On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on two commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea between July 6 and July 9. HRW characterized the attacks as violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, and called for their immediate cessation. “It is critical for concerned governments [...]
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a post on X on Tuesday that the newly appointed US attorney for the District of New Jersey, Desiree Leigh Grace, has been fired by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Grace, who was only appointed mere hours before her work termination, was selected by federal judges on Tuesday to [...]
A US federal judge on Tuesday ruled that President Trump’s firing of two members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is unlawful, and ordered their reinstatement. The NCUA is an independent agency that regulates credit unions and administers the national insurance fund for credit unions. President Trump fired two Democratic board members, Todd Harper [...]
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to pursue peace and uphold international law at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday. The secretary-general expressed significant concern about disregard for and violation of international law globally, citing conflict “from Gaza to Ukraine, from the Sahel to Sudan, Haiti and Myanmar, and many other parts [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday expressed alarm over a court verdict imposing a gag order on retired Mexican journalist Jorge Luis González Valdez and the newspaper Tribuna. The CPJ called on Governor Layda Sansores of Campeche state to “immediately cease any judicial harassment” of González Valdez and Tribuna over coverage of her [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed Wednesday the obligations of states relating to climate change under treaties and customary law. The court emphasized that the severe and far-reaching climate change consequences are an “urgent and existential threat.” The court affirmed that environmental treaties, climate change treaties, and customary law inform one another and are [...]
