Pakistan’s Supreme Court declared Thursday that the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan was “invalid and unlawful.” Pakistani authorities arrested Khan outside of the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, sparking protests which continue to brew across the country. Khan appeared before the court Thursday morning. According to the court, Pakistani authorities violated Khan’s “right [...]

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni accepted tens of thousands of dollars from Leonard Leo, the president of a conservative legal organization known as the Federalist Society, for consulting work over a decade ago, according to a new report from the Washington Post. The report is the latest in a series of revelations [...]

A Washington DC federal jury Thursday convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys on seditious conspiracy charges for their roles in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Among the members were the group’s former president, Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl. The jury found Tarrio, Nordean, Biggs, and Rehl guilty of [...]

Afghan women Saturday marched in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul to urge the UN not to formally recognize the Taliban government at a UN summit scheduled for next week. Approximately two dozen women took to the streets despite the Taliban government’s increasingly strict crackdowns on women. During the march, protesters chanted that they would fight and die [...]

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte Friday signed into law a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors in the state. Gianforte signed the bill, the Youth Health Protection Act, after the legislature banned Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from the floor for speaking out against it. The Youth Health Protection Act claims to “enhance the protection [...]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Sunday condemned the US for prohibiting Russian journalists from covering Lavrov’s speech before the UN in New York. Lavrov called the decision “a really stupid thing” in an appearance before reporters in Russia. The US State Department has not responded to Lavrov’s comments. Speaking to reporters, Lavrov said he had [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear two cases concerning public officials’ First Amendment rights on social media platforms under the US Constitution. In the first case, Lindke v. Freed, the court will consider whether a public official’s social media activity constitutes state action if the public official only used the social media for [...]

The US Department of Defense (DOD) Thursday announced the transfer of Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush, a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay, to Algeria. With his transfer, 30 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay. In a statement, the DOD announced that Guantanamo’s Periodic Review Board (PRB) determined it was “no longer necessary” to hold Bakush [...]

GenBioPro Inc., US maker of the generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, Wednesday filed a lawsuit in a Maryland federal court to ensure continued access to its product. The move comes only a day after the US Supreme Court extended access to the branded version of mifepristone, Mifeprex, while the court reviews a legal [...]

In early March, conservative groups on the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania announced a series of three speaker events. Pitt’s chapter of a national conservative group known as Turning Point USA would host the first two, featuring Cabot Phillips and Riley Gaines as guest speakers. On March 24, Phillips, a senior editor [...]