The K’ómoks First Nation of Vancouver Island overwhelmingly voted for a treaty and constitution granting self-governance on Saturday. Regarding the recent vote, K’ómoks chief councilor Nicole Rempel stated: This has been a momentous day for our nation. The treaty vote is a critical democratic process for our community. Every member’s voice counts. Our future includes [...]

The United States withdrew from the board of the UN’s climate damage fund, according to a letter from the US Treasury Department made public on Friday. The letter stated that the US would no longer be a member of the UN Board for the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage, a climate damage fund [...]

The Italian Council of Ministers approved on Friday a draft law introducing the crime of femicide, and making it punishable by life imprisonment. Under the proposed legislation, femicide is defined as causing the death of a woman as an act of discrimination or hatred because she is a woman, or with the view to repress [...]

A US federal judge declined Friday to block employees of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) from accessing sensitive US Treasury data, finding that retiree and union plaintiffs failed to show an imminent risk of irreparable harm. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the plaintiffs failed to show irreparable harm because although mistakes [...]

Georgetown Law School’s dean rejected on Thursday a warning from the top federal prosecutor for Washington DC that his office will not hire the school’s students if it does not eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI). Edward R. Martin. Jr, US Attorney for the District of Columbia, wrote in a letter that his office [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday suspending security clearances and terminating federal contracts with the law firm Perkins Coie. The executive order stated that all Perkins Coie contracts with the federal government shall be reviewed and that Perkins Coie personnel shall be limited from entering the federal buildings at times when [...]

A federal US judge on Thursday blocked an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to freeze billions of dollars in congressionally approved funding destined for 22 states and the District of Columbia, concluding that the White House’s directive overstepped its constitutional authority by halting money that Congress had already appropriated.. In an extensive opinion, Chief [...]

The Federal Court of Canada dismissed a challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament on Thursday, concluding that the applicants failed to demonstrate that the prime minister exceeded the limits established by the written Constitution, unwritten Constitutional principles, or any other legal limits. In coming to his conclusion, Chief Justice Paul Crampton ruled [...]

The Seoul Central District Court ordered the release of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention on Friday, citing procedural violations by prosecutors during Yoon’s arrest. This ruling allows President Yoon to await his impeachment trial and criminal proceedings from home. Still, the court did not dismiss the charges of insurrection stemming from the [...]

Japan’s Nagoya High Court ruled on Friday that the country’s lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This ruling marks the fourth consecutive high court decision to declare the current government policy unconstitutional following similar verdicts in Tokyo, Fukuoka and Sapporo. The appellants argued that the current provisions of Japan’s Civil Code and Family [...]