The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, upheld the constitutionality of the state’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government on Tuesday, in an action brought by former governor Andrew Cuomo, whom the commission is investigating. Cuomo was involved in establishing an enforcement agency to implement the state’s ethics and lobbying laws [...]

Tunisian human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine was released from prison after a ruling from the country’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday, AFP and Jeune Afrique reported. Despite the UN’s demand for her immediate and unconditional release on February 5, she is still under investigation for other charges.  The 75-year-old activist began a hunger strike in [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday issued a statement urging Poland to scrap a bill that would temporarily suspend asylum rights at its border with Belarus. Lydia Gall, a researcher at HRW, said that “Poland, which currently holds the EU presidency should lead by example and ensure that people fleeing war and persecution are given [...]

The Swedish Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that climate activist Greta Thunberg’s legal challenge against the state for insufficient climate action is inadmissible. According to the Supreme Court press release, the case was assessed in stages. The Supreme Court first analyzed the precedents provided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The court also [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on the Egyptian government to release arbitrarily detained human rights activists currently awaiting “unlawful” prosecution. The charges brought against them include terrorism, disseminating false news, and involvement in anti-government protests. According to Amnesty International, Egyptian security forces “disappeared” around 59 people since December 2024 for posting and sharing social media [...]

The Trump administration abruptly cut off legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children on Tuesday, telling government-funded attorneys across the country they should immediately stop their work. The stop-work order effectively prevents immigrant children from having legal defense, leaving them to figure out how to navigate the American judicial system on their own. Immigrant Defenders Law [...]

Assistant US Attorney Denise Cheung resigned from her senior-level position with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday after a senior official from the Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG) urged her to criminally investigate the legality of a contract and to freeze all grant funding awarded under the contract. In a letter [...]

The US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis affirmed a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, which blocks former President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan from taking effect. The plaintiffs in the case are the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma. The defendants include President Donald Trump and Denise [...]

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened Monday to take Google to court if its map feature continues to show US-based users the label “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico.” President Donald Trump’s first day in office concluded with an executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.” Trump decreed on [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday stating that only the “President and the Attorney General shall provide authoritative interpretations of the law for the executive branch.” The order covers all federal employees and agencies, including independent agencies operating under the executive branch of the US government. Historically, independent agencies exist outside [...]