The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday welcomed the establishment of the Minnesota Truth Council and urged other states and jurisdictions to act similarly. The office stated, “Victims must know the full truth about the violations, receive comprehensive reparation and be protected from further violence or retaliation. In [...]
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday released Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, a reporter whose work includes covering ICE for Nashville Noticias, after 16 days in custody on $10,000 bond. The federal government has alleged that Florez illegally overstayed a tourist visa and failed to attend two immigration appointments. The first happened during a massive winter [...]
The Trump administration appealed to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking it to uphold on attempt to end temporary protected status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians. The appeal came five days after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order denying the administration’s request to end TPS for [...]
The US Senate turned down a War Powers Resolution (WPR) in a 47-53 vote on Wednesday, declining to impose limits on President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war with Iran. If it had passed, the resolution would have required President Trump to seek congressional approval prior to any continued military action. The vote mostly fell [...]
Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on Thursday to dismiss the human smuggling charges against him. He accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of vindictive prosecution, saying that the Trump Administration is pursuing the case because it was ordered to return him to the United States. Abrego Garcia [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit yesterday ordered the National Park Service (NPS) to stop renovations to a contested educational exhibit about slavery in Philadelphia. The NPS was ordered to maintain the status quo and preserve the displays that have not yet been returned, pending the outcome of an expected appeal by the [...]
West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey filed suit against Apple on Thursday, arguing that the company turned a blind eye to iCloud encryption methods that facilitate mass transmission of child pornography. The suit focuses on Apple iCloud and its use of end-to-end encryption, which makes digital files inaccessible to law enforcement. iCloud, which backs up and [...]
Independent journalist and former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to charges related to his coverage of a protest at a Minnesota church last month. Lemon, independent journalist Georgia Fort, and seven others were indicted on charges of Conspiracy Against Right of Religious Freedom, 18 USC § 241, and violating the Freedom of Access [...]
A judge in Maricopa County Superior Court ordered Friday that Arizona must stop enforcing laws that predate the state’s 2024 Right to Abortion constitutional amendment. Judge Greg Como enjoined the state from enforcing laws that barred abortion if sought for a non-fatal genetic abnormality and that barred the prescription of abortion pills by telehealth. He [...]
Don Lemon, a well-known independent journalist, was arrested with eight other people on Thursday after being indicted by a federal grand jury. The charges relate to his involvement in coverage of a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a church in St. Paul the previous day. Protesters said that they targeted the church [...]
