The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law requiring licensed permit holders to obtain a property owner’s express permission before carrying a firearm onto private property open to the public. In its ruling, the Court held 6-3 that the rule violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments of the US Constitution. The decision [...]

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill that had cleared both chambers of Congress by veto-proof margins, conditioning his signature on Senate passage of a controversial voter-eligibility measure. Trump announced the move on Truth Social hours before a scheduled Capitol Hill signing ceremony, writing that the event was cancelled [...]

A US federal judge has quashed Department of Justice (DOJ) grand jury subpoenas targeting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and other state and local officials. The court found that the DOJ used the subpoenas as part of an unconstitutional effort to pressure them into assisting federal immigration enforcement. In an order dated [...]

A forensic scientist whose manipulation of DNA evidence has thrown more than 1,000 Colorado criminal cases into doubt pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felonies, closing a prosecution that has forced courts across the state to re-examine convictions based on her work. Yvonne “Missy” Woods was charged with 102 felonies in January 2025 and pleaded not [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Damon Landor, a Rastafarian man imprisoned in Louisiana, could not sue the Louisiana Department of Corrections (LDOC) officials who restrained him and cut off his dreadlocks. Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered the 6-3 opinion, which focused on the applicability of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigration officers are not required to have clear and convincing evidence that a returning lawful permanent resident committed a crime involving moral turpitude before treating the resident as an applicant for admission rather than as someone already admitted to the United States. The 6-3 decision in Blanche v. [...]

Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee ‌Feldstein Soto announced on Sunday “a legal victory” for the city, stating that a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by US President Donald Trump’s administration over its sanctuary city ordinance. Feldstein Soto stated: “This order reinforces the well-established principle that local governments have the authority to decide how to use [...]

A coalition of human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW), issued a joint statement on Monday urging the government of Bangladesh to refrain from adopting the current version of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bill, 2026, a draft law that replaces the National Human Rights Ordinance 2025. They recommended that authorities amend the [...]

Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK prime minister on Monday, setting in motion a leadership transition within the Labour Party and positioning newly sworn-in Prime Minister Andy Burnham as the leading contender to become the UK’s next head of government. Starmer’s announcement brought an end to weeks of speculation surrounding his political future. Labour [...]

A US federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully created a centralized voter database containing American citizens’ private information. The database at issue was created after President Trump issued Executive Order 14248. Pursuant to the order, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) altered the existing Systematic Alien Verification [...]