A Montana judge on Wednesday struck down a state law defining sex in binary terms, finding that the law violated the Montana Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and privacy. Judge Leslie Halligan of the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, denied the state’s motion for summary judgment and held that the plaintiffs, a group [...]

A class of consumers sued Amazon.com, Inc. on Wednesday, claiming the technology company secretly tracked and sold their sensitive data without their consent. Plaintiff Felix Kolotinsky brought the class action lawsuit with a demand for a jury trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division on behalf of [...]

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday refused to attend a second day of questioning after being detained over his declaration of martial law, according to local media. Yoon’s lawyers said he did not intend to comply with investigators’ orders to undergo additional questioning, citing concerns over his physical well-being. His team also [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to halt the planned execution of 170 prisoners on death row, urging the DRC to move toward abolishing the death penalty. Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International deputy regional director for East and Southern Africa, stated: We fear imminent mass executions by the authorities amid [...]

A New York judge on Monday denied president-elect Donald Trump’s request to postpone his sentencing hearing for his hush-money conviction. Trump’s sentencing remains scheduled for January 10. New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan found that Trump’s arguments to delay the sentencing were “for the most part, a repetition of the arguments he has raised [...]

A South Korean court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law earlier this month, according to local media. The Seoul Western District Court issued the warrant, allowing investigators to detain Yoon for questioning for 48 hours. After that, the investigators must file an additional [...]

The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a state law violated the youth plaintiffs’ right to a clean and healthful environment under the state constitution. The court found that an exemption in the Montana Environmental Policy Act violated the right to a clean and healthful environment by “preclud an analysis [...]

A New York judge on Monday denied president-elect Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his hush-money conviction, finding that the evidence introduced in the case was not related to Trump’s official conduct as president and thus did not receive any immunity protections. Judge Juan Merchan rejected Trump’s motion to dismiss his indictment and vacate the jury [...]

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a bill requiring students to use school facilities that align with their biological sex, restricting transgender students’ access to school restrooms that align with their gender identity. If approved by the governor, Senate Bill (SB) 104 would require public primary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to [...]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday asked a judge to move up the start of his criminal trial by three weeks, claiming the new date would better allow him to run for reelection. Adams’ attorney Alex Spiro made the request on Adams’ behalf in a letter to US District Judge for the Southern [...]