Russia has been subjecting 314 children to its system of coerced adoption and fostering, according to the investigation released by Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) Tuesday. The HRL began documenting potential violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine as part of an initiative led by the US Department of State [...]

Reproductive advocacy groups filed suit Tuesday in Maricopa Superior Court, seeking to overturn the current Arizona law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The groups, including the Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union, asserted that the ban violates a constitutional amendment approved by voters last month. During last month’s election, more than [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case in which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to approve flavored e-cigarettes, citing public health concerns. The FDA denied applications from two companies — Triton Distribution and Vapetesia — to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes, also known as vapes. Under [...]

Chief US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain found New York City in contempt Wednesday for failing to reduce violence and brutality in the Rikers Island jail complex. Judge Swain said the city was placing detainees and jail staff in “unconstitutional danger” by not complying with court orders nine years after the city acknowledged the unconstitutional [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday that an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon last month, which killed three journalists and injured four others, was likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime. The attack used a bomb equipped with a “United States-produced Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit.” The group called on [...]

The father of a 14-year-old accused of killing four people in a mass shooting pleaded not guilty to all charges on Thursday. Colin Gray waived his arraignment, entered a not-guilty plea, and demanded a jury trial. Gray faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and cruelty to children in the second degree. [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reported Thursday that the City of Trenton police force in New Jersey has systematically violated the constitutional rights of city residents. The DOJ found that Trenton police “engage in a pattern or practice of misconduct that deprives people of their rights under the Fourth Amendment,” including the use of [...]

The US vetoed a UN resolution on Wednesday demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. The other 14 members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. The resolution, the most recent of many Gaza ceasefire resolutions to reach the Security Council, called for “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” and [...]