A judge in Georgia’s Fulton County dismissed three charges in the state’s election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Thursday, citing a conflict with federal law. Judge Scott McAfee found that Counts 14, 15, and 27 in the state’s indictment must be dropped because an 1890 US Supreme Court ruling preempts states from [...]

A North Dakota District Court ruled Thursday that women have a constitutional right to pre-viability abortion under the constitutional guarantees of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. South Central District Judge Bruce A. Romanick declared that the Amended Abortion Ban was unconstitutionally void for vagueness. This ruling invalidates the Amended Abortion Ban, one of the [...]

The US Treasury announced Thursday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as sanctioned 16 individuals affiliated with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro under terms of Executive Order (EO) 13692, for allegedly obstructing an inclusive presidential election process and violating the human rights of Venezuelans. According to the Treasury, the 16 sanctioned individuals include leaders [...]

A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams’ attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death sentence on the basis of updated DNA evidence. Circuit Judge Bruce F. Hilton stated in his rejection of the bid that “none of this evidence is ‘new’ as it was available at trial.” Williams’ legal team filed [...]

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) condemned the US House of Representatives on Wednesday for using its Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act to “slander laws on safeguarding national security” and “smear the human rights situation” in Hong Kong. The bill, which passed the House 413-3, seeks to [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the state of Maine for allegedly violating the civil rights of children with behavioral health disabilities. The complaint alleged that Maine had failed to provide appropriate community-based services to the families of children with such disabilities, providing them “no meaningful choice” other than [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a civil suit on Monday challenging New York City’s rifle permit law. The case concerned New York City resident Joseph Srour, who was denied permits to possess rifles and shotguns in his home by the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 2019, due to his [...]

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) released a report Monday assessing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives following a June 2023 Supreme Court ruling that banned race-conscious college admissions and heightened scrutiny of workplace diversity efforts nationwide. DEI efforts proliferated across the US after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man [...]

The Biden administration on Monday finalized several modifications to the existing legal framework governing mental healthcare, aiming to close loopholes in the existing law and improve access to treatment for mental illness and addiction. The new rules mandate that healthcare companies to “evaluate their provider networks, how much they pay out-of-network providers, and how often [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld on Friday the conviction of former Capitol Police officer Michael Riley for obstructing the investigation into the January 6 Capitol riots. The court summarised the lower court’s fact-finding, stating that Riley had tipped off Jacob Hiles, one of the rioters, about potential charges against individuals [...]