Users of the Android mobile operating system filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California for invading their personal contact data, including call and text message information. The suit alleges Facebook has and continues to collect and store information in its the Android version [...]
Nearly 75 percent of Ohio primary voters approved an amendment to the state constitution Tuesday that will change the process for drawing state congressional districts. The changes include the establishment of a bipartisan committee consisting of the governor, secretary of state, and individuals who are not members of the Ohio Congress, appointed by members from [...]
President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have made it easier for transgender citizens to change their gender and name on government documents. Portugal’s parliament approved the legislation April 13. Under the legislation, individuals over age 16 would have been able to change their name and gender on official documents [...]
A UN human rights expert called for "calm and for all sides to exercise restraint" in the Central African Republic (CAR) Thursday, according to a UN statement . Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, the Independent Expert on the situation of human...
A federal judge on Wednesday found Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court for violating a preliminary injunction regarding registering voters in his state. Chief Judge Julie A. Robinson of the US District...
Another federal lawsuit has been filed against the US Census Bureau regarding a controversial citizenship question added to the 2020 Census. The City of San Jose and Black Alliance for Just Immigration, a California non-profit corporation,...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided Tuesday that because the Justice Department will not defend former Maricopa County Sheriff's criminal contempt conviction, it would appoint a special prosecutor to defend the question....
The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump and other administration officials on behalf of a Rhode Island resident and Guatemalan native, along with six similarly-situated plaintiffs, in the United States...
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in state court seeking a declaration that residency is a requirement for gubernatorial candidacy in the state. The suit comes as 10 non-residents ...
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) , on behalf of seven residents of Maryland and Arizona, filed suit on Wednesday against the US Census Bureau , arguing that its last-minute decision to add a citizenship status...
