A Tulsa, Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit brought by three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre may proceed but dismissed part of the plaintiffs’ “public nuisance” claim. The lawsuit will allow for the survivors to seek reparations for the harm caused from the massacre. Lessie Benningfield Randle, 107, Viola Fletcher, 107, and Hughes [...]

Oklahoma Republican governor Kevin Stitt signed a Texas-style abortion law Tuesday that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Oklahoma is the second state to enact such a law, following the controversial Texas abortion ban, which authorizes private citizens to take civil action against anyone who they believe to have been involved with an [...]

Two Ukrainian advocacy groups in the United Kingdom announced that they intend to file a lawsuit Monday against the UK’s Home Secretary, Priti Patel, over processing delays for thousands of Ukrainian refugees entering the UK. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left more than 5.5 million Ukrainians in search of refuge, according to the UN [...]

Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) announced Tuesday that the European Union (EU) is no longer invited to send observers for Brazil’s October general election after President Jair Bolsonaro’s government raised objections.  The TSE said in a statement that the fundamental requirements for a comprehensive electoral observation mission were not fulfilled. The EU also confirmed that [...]

Three opioid distributors Tuesday announced a $518 million settlement with Washington state. AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson settled following a lawsuit regarding the companies’ alleged role in fueling Washington’s opioid epidemic. Washington agreed to dismiss the current lawsuit upon the settlement becoming effective. McKesson’s statement reads: While the companies strongly dispute the allegations made in [...]

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine Tuesday announced that DC reached a $750,000 settlement with the Trump Organization to “recover misspent nonprofit funds and ill-gotten gains.” The settlement will “avoid the cost, burden, and risks of further litigation.” The District’s complaint alleged that Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) overpaid for services at the Trump Hotel [...]

A leaked draft US Supreme Court opinion published Monday by POLITICO shows that the justices have voted to overturn the landmark abortion rights case, Roe v. Wade. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement Tuesday pledging to investigate the leak: To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Monday reported 6,469 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded in February. The figure includes 3,153 civilian killed and 3,316 injured. The OHCHR has monitored the situation in Ukraine closely and provides regular civilian casualty updates. The OHCHR reports statistics gathered by the [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday granted review to three cases spanning questions of bankruptcy, overtime pay and federal civil rights claims. The three cases will be heard in oral arguments during the Court’s fall 2022 session. In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, the court will consider whether a bankruptcy debtor may be held liable for someone else’s [...]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Annual Statistical Transparency Report released Friday reported the FBI, the domestic intelligence and security service of the US, made nearly 3.4 million warrantless US data searches in 2021. This is the ninth FBI transparency report released pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) but “goes beyond” FISA requirements. [...]