The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick granted the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) a public interest standing to challenge the policy change carried out by the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development. This case concerns Policy 713, which involves the requirement of parental consent to the formal use of a preferred first [...]

The Hong Kong High Court ruled against Jimmy Lai in his challenge against the court’s jurisdiction to hear the charge of conspiracy to sedition on Friday. The court ruled that the prosecution pressed the charge within the time limit because the alleged conspiracy to sedition was a continuing act, and the time limit only commenced [...]

The Russian authorities opened 70 cases in 2023, either for state treason or for confidential cooperation with a foreign state or organization, according to a report from the human rights organization Perviy Otdel, comprising Russian activist lawyers, released on Thursday detailing the alarming outcomes of the year. Out of the 70 new cases initiated in [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that the last functioning hospital in northern Gaza has now become minimally operational due to lack of fuel, staff, and supplies. The WHO reported that all injured patients who are unable to be relocated are now “waiting to die”. The Al-Ahli hospital was the last hospital in [...]

US District Judge Irene Berger dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at preventing former President Donald Trump from appearing on West Virginia’s primary ballot next year. Berger found that the plaintiff, John Anthony Castro, who identifies as a presidential candidate, did not have standing to bring the lawsuit. Castro argued that including Trump on the [...]

Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested four individuals on Thursday, including the former Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Secretary for Tourism, Najib Balala and Leah Gwiyo, for alleged procurement fraud in the construction of a hospitality college in the southern region of Coast. The four are facing corruption and economic crime charges, including ten counts [...]

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled 4-3 that the state legislature’s assembly district maps are unconstitutional under the Wisconsin Constitution on Wednesday and ordered new remedial maps to be drawn for the 2024 elections. Justice Jill J. Karofsky authored the majority opinion of the court. Karofsky noted that Article IV Sections 4 and 5 of [...]

The US Supreme Court denied a request from Special Prosecutor Jack Smith to expedite review of former President Donald Trump’s claim of “absolute presidential immunity.” The move comes after Smith asked the court to take up the issue in the 2020 election interference case against Trump on December 11. In a brief order, the court [...]

A former Colombian soldier pleaded guilty on Friday to two charges related to the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios was among a group of gunmen who attacked the president’s home in the early hours of July 7, 2021. Moise died in the attack, and the president’s wife, Martine, was [...]

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday sanctioning the Russian defense industry. The order comes amidst a congressional deadlock over further US funding to Ukraine in their ongoing war against Russia. The most recent executive order (EO) is an amendment to two orders: EO 14024 “Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful [...]