The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday vacated a preliminary injunction aimed at blocking Mississippi’s law barring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) measures in education, and ordered US District Judge Henry Wingate removed from the case. Writing for a unanimous three-judge panel in Jackson Federation of Teachers v. Fitch, Circuit Judge [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sued Alaska election officials in the US District Court for the District of Alaska, asking the court to block certification of November’s US Senate election results if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses and voter confusion involving a similarly named candidate may have affected the outcome. The [...]

In this five-part series, data analyst David Stasior demonstrates how AI can turn unstructured legal records into measurable data, testing the rule of law against empirical reality. Part 1 made the case, and Part 2 put it to work on 24 years of Massachusetts attorney disciplinary decisions. In Part 3, he turned to federal court [...]

Rumors are swirling of a possible summit involving the leaders of the world’s three most powerful nations: the United States, China, and Russia. Ostensibly, the purpose of such a gathering would be to discuss an end to Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine. On the surface, any effort to halt bloodshed and restore stability to Europe [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Ana Brian Nougrères, has warned that the patchwork of rules on international transfers of personal data leaves people exposed and hinders legitimate trade. She urged states to begin negotiating a legally binding international treaty. In a report to the UN General Assembly released on October 23, [...]

A new UN report released Thursday urged states to avoid unjustifiably labeling drug cartels and gangs as terrorist organizations, warning that a renewed “war on narco-terrorism” could violate human rights. The report was authored by Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. [...]

The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed New Hampshire to limit the use of student ID cards to serve as a valid form of ID to receive a ballot. New Hampshire’s HB 323, which went into effect in June, requires a government-issued ID to be presented to receive a ballot. In an unsigned order, the [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, stated on Thursday that the existential threat and urgency of climate change require justice systems that are adequately adapted to address these issues, calling on justice actors to “rise to the challenge.” Satterthwaite presented a report to the UN General Assembly that [...]

A UN expert reported on Thursday that reconstruction choices made in the context of ongoing conflicts can determine whether “millions of internally displaced persons achieve durable solutions and if societies emerge more inclusive and resilient than before.” The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, said in her [...]

UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that many Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) nationals forcibly returned from China remain unaccounted for, warning that they may face enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture, and other human rights violations. China resumed large-scale forcible returns of DPKR nationals in 2023 following the reopening of the border [...]