The attorneys general of 11 states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration for failing to finalize energy efficiency standards for portable air-conditioners, freezers and other products. The lawsuit concerns five final rules that the Obama administration issued shortly before he left office. The new requirements would potentially save consumers billions of dollars, [...]

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s policy of deporting foreign nationals who have committed crimes before their appeals are heard is unlawful. Section 3(5)(a) of the 1971 Act provides that a person who is not a British citizen is liable for deportation from the UK if the Home Secretary deems their deportation [...]

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced charges Wednesday against five former Flint officials for their part in the Flint water crisis. Schuette charged Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, former Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley, former City of Flint Water Department Manager Howard Croft, as well as Michigan Department of Environmental [...]

The European Commission started infringement procedures against the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary on Tuesday for refusal to comply with the European Commission’s emergency relocation scheme. The emergency relocation scheme was passed in 2015 to help relocate asylum seekers in Italy and Greece. In total, more than 98,000 people are meant to be relocated through [...]

Australia’s Minister of Immigration and Border Protection on Wednesday announced a $90 million settlement in the Manus Island class action lawsuit. The settlement includes $70 million (USD $52.75 million) to be paid to the plaintiffs and $20 million in legal costs. Australia still refutes the claims in the lawsuit and states that the settlement is [...]

Sergio Cabral, former governor Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, was sentenced to 14 years and two months on Tuesday for corruption and money laundering. Cabral was governor from 2007 to 2014 and was instrumental in bringing the Summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro. Cabral was detained in November as part of a massive corruption investigation [...]

Nearly 200 Democratic Senators and House members have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump for allegedly accepting foreign payments and gifts, breaching a clause of the Constitution. The Emoluments Clause of the Constitution prohibits any individual holding office from accepting “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, [...]

The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to abortions under the England’s National Health Services (NHS) . In a 3-2 decision, judges dismissed the appeal of a mother and daughter who spent over £900 for an abortion at a private clinic. The daughter, who cannot be named [...]

The UN Human Rights Committee found Monday that Ireland must remedy harm done to a woman in 2010, after denying her an abortion. Siobhán Whelan had to travel to the UK to receive medical care. Whelan was diagnosed with fatal fetal syndrome. The Committee ruled that the country violated the woman’s right to be free [...]

Both Israel and Palestine have failed to prosecute war crimes, according to a report presented Monday to the Human Rights Council . UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein submitted the report, reviewing the compliance of Israel and Palestine with recommendations made by the Council dating back to 2009. Since 2009, the Council [...]