Facebook admitted Monday that they “weren’t doing enough to help prevent our platform from being used to foment division and incite offline violence” in Myanmar. Facebook said that it had commissioned a nonprofit, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), to look into whether its platform had allowed for violent rhetoric, and that the organization’s findings concluded [...]

A federal judge ruled Sunday that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) can no longer permit the killing of American red wolves unless they prove harmful to human or livestock safety. The lawsuit was brought by the Defenders of Wildlife, who cited over 110,000 comments to the USFWS in support of the American red [...]

In a joint report released on Tuesday, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) highlighted the challenges that are faced by the authorities and families of the victims found in mass graves in the territory seized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). [...]

The trial of a former SS watchman, aged 94, began Tuesday in a Münster juvenile court. German newspaper Die Welt reports that the man, whose name is not disclosed for legal reasons, is alleged to be complicit in the murders of 65,000 victims of Stutthof Concentration Camp in Eastern Poland when he served there from [...]

The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh on Monday sentenced two people to death for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. The two convicts, Liakat Ali and Aminul Islam, went into hiding after an arrest warrant was issued against them in May 2016 for allegedly aiding Pakistani troops and murdering over 100 people. [...]

The supreme court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday concerning a Virginia uranium mining ban and authority over Alaskan national parks. In Virginia Uranium v. John Warren, Virginia Uranium is arguing that Virginia’s state law banning uranium mining in the state is preempted by the Atomic Energy Act. In addition to hearing oral arguments [...]

 This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land…. Article VI, US Constitution (The Supremacy Clause) As revealed yet again with his proposed abrogation of the [...]

The Constitution provides that a President has few enumerated powers. He is head of the executive branch and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (in times of war). That is it. A President cannot make laws. However, a President can recommend laws for Congress to consider. Also, when a bill is offered to him [...]

The US Department of Justice announced on Monday its plan for the upcoming Election Day. The Civil Rights Division plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws by deploying personnel to 35 jurisdictions across 19 states. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the efforts are aimed “to protect the rights of millions of Americans to [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Second Amendment challenge to California’s concealed carry law. The original case stems from James Rothery and Andrea Hoffman being denied concealed carry permits by their local sheriff. Under California law, the carrying of firearms loaded or unloaded guns is generally prohibited in public places, but [...]