A judge on the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil on Tuesday denied  a request by the regional government of Roraima to close the nation’s border with Venezuela. Roraima is Brazil’s northernmost state. Roraima authorities claimed the persistent influx of Venezuelan immigrants has overburdened the state’s public services. Since Venezuela’s economic deterioration and nationwide food shortages, [...]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief on Monday urging the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overturn a lower court’s decision to let AT&T and Time Warner merge. After a six-week trial earlier this year, DC District Court Judge Richard Leon declined to enjoin the merger between the [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Anderson News LLC , a magazine wholesaler that was once the largest in the country, against six major publishing companies including Hearst and Time Inc. The Knoxville, Tennessee company, which began operations in 1917, operated as [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW)  expressed concern Monday for Rohingya refugees living in refugee camps in Bangladesh amidst reports of the government’s potential plan to move the refugees to an island. A second statement  from HRW Monday called for Bangladesh to move refugees to safer ground and relocate refugees to areas where they can have more [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia  upheld  an injunction on Monday blocking a Presidential Memorandum that would prohibit transgender individuals from entering the military. The Presidential Memorandum  banning transgender individuals from entering the military was issued in August 2017. A plan for the implementation of the Presidential Memorandum was issued [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights  reported Monday that Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman has contacted Iran seeking to work with the government to fulfill the mandate in Human Rights Council resolution 37/30  to address human rights issues in the country. Resolution 37/30 renews the Special Rapporteur’s obligation to report on the human [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District Court of Columbia on Friday reversed  the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, finding the decision was arbitrary and capricious. The decision comes after a previous ruling gave DHS 90 days to provide adequate support [...]

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order  Monday titled reimposing certain sanctions against Iran. In a press statement , the White House criticized the previous Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA). The JCPOA agreement , signed by Iran, Germany, the five permanent members of the UN [...]

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines signed the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act of 2018 into law Monday, creating its first national identification system, which will be issued to all citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines. The goal of the system, Duterte said, is for safety and better privacy, efficiency, reduced corruption and a simplified [...]

The California Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to uphold Proposition B, a San Diego pension reform initiative. The initiative was first placed on the ballot in 2010 by former Mayor Jerry Sanders after then-Councilman Carl DeMaio suggested that 401(k)-style retirement plans take the place of traditional pensions for future city employees. [...]