The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Divison Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order to prohibit poll workers from harassing Black voters at a polling center in Beaumont, Texas. The order follows a lawsuit filed by Beaumont’s NAACP chapter alleging instances of harassment and racial discrimination at one of the county’s [...]

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Thursday instructed the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to dismiss Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lawsuit over a challenge to her congressional candidacy. Green maintained her candidacy eligibility and is presently on the Georgia ballot, making the dispute moot. In March, a group [...]

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has found evidence of misconduct and misogyny across police forces in England and Wales, according to a Wednesday report. HMICFRS aimed to assess current vetting and counter-corruption capacity and capability in policing across England and Wales. The report also included details on the forces’ [...]

The Biden administration Wednesday announced that the US is working to remove Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). US Vice President Kamala Harris stated that Iran is “unfit to serve” on the commission due to the denial of women’s rights and “brutal crackdown” on its own people. Harris said, “The [...]

Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Friday introduced the Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2022. This act would create a national public health, education, awareness and outreach campaign to provide accurate information about where and how to obtain abortion care ​in an attempt to enhance accessibility. The act directs the Secretary [...]

Georgia sheriff Victor Hill defended himself Thursday at his US federal trial where he has been charged with violating four detainee’s civil rights. Hill was indicted in 2021 for depriving liberty without due process of the law which includes the right to be free from use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers. Hill worked for [...]

After a month-long trial, a Florida jury Thursday recommended that Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison without parole. The prosecution raised aggravating factors like the “heinous” and “calculated” nature of the killings while the defense argued that the mitigating circumstances of Cruz’s troubled background and upbringing only warranted a life [...]

The US Supreme Court Tuesday denied a black death row inmate’s appeal over claims his trial was tarnished by several jurors who stated their opposition of interracial relationships. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented. Andre Lee Thomas was sentenced to death in 2005 for the murders of his wife, their son and her daughter from [...]

New Zealand’s Supreme Court Friday overturned Peter Ellis’ 1993 child sexual abuse conviction due to evidentiary errors in his original trial. The court found that unbalanced expert witness testimony, parental suggestion and unreliable memory evidence led to Ellis’ wrongful conviction. The court stated that the complex case did not receive appropriate “special care and attention,” [...]

The UN Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture (SPT) called on Ecuador to immediately manage its current prison crisis and protect detainees’ human rights. The SPT reported that as a result of recent violence and decades long state abandonment, prisons lack essential services and resources. The SPT visited nine places of deprivation of liberty in [...]