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Amnesty International warned against a “chilling verdict” returned by a North Dakota jury on Thursday in a lawsuit against Greenpeace. The verdict orders Greenpeace, an environmental advocacy organization, to pay Energy Transfer, a fossil fuel company, $660 million US in defamation liability. Amnesty International described the jury’s verdict as “chilling” according to its “severe implications for [...]

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 [...]

Today I am finally free. They may have imprisoned me, but they never took my spirit. –Leonard Peltier, Feb. 18, 2025 Native American activist Leonard Peltier, one of the longest-serving federal prisoners in US history, was released to home confinement on Tuesday after spending nearly five decades behind bars. His imprisonment stems from a controversial [...]

A US federal court on Thursday blocked the Department of Education’s revised student debt relief plan from taking effect in six states. The preliminary injunction came on the final day of a temporary restraining order that was set to expire. Effective immediately, the ruling stops the Department of Education from mass cancellation of student loans [...]

A North Dakota District Court ruled Thursday that women have a constitutional right to pre-viability abortion under the constitutional guarantees of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. South Central District Judge Bruce A. Romanick declared that the Amended Abortion Ban was unconstitutionally void for vagueness. This ruling invalidates the Amended Abortion Ban, one of the [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on Friday that the Biden administration’s effort to prohibit pistol braces was “arbitrary and capricious.” The federal appeals court found that the rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was deficient in clear standards, making it exceedingly difficult for people to [...]

A US federal court Wednesday blocked the Department of Education’s Final Rule prohibiting sex discrimination against LGBTQ+ students from taking effect in six states. The plaintiffs in the suit were Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The states sought to block revised regulations which expanded Title IX discrimination protection to LGBTQ+ students.   [...]

The Texas Supreme Court upheld a statutory ban on gender-affirming care for minors on Friday. The plaintiffs are parents whose children are taking or intend to take gender-affirming care, licensed Texas physicians, and LGBTQ+ rights advocate groups. The defendants were various Texas officials and governmental bodies. The trial court granted the plaintiffs a temporary injunction [...]

The US Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the legality of state efforts to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors — a contentious issue in a nation deeply divided over transgender rights and the role of medical intervention in youth gender identity. The case, US v. Skrmetti, centers on a Tennessee law enacted in [...]

A group of 12 Republican US senators sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan on April 24 threatening repercussions if the court issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials, according to a report by news organization Zeteo, which published the letter Monday. The senators alleged [...]