The US Department of Justice said Tuesday that it will urge the Supreme Court to expedite the process of determining whether the 2020 census will include a citizenship question. This request follows US District Judge Jesse Furman’s order last week to halt the Trump administration’s plans to add the question to the census. In  the Department [...]

A Russian judge ruled in a closed pretrial hearing Tuesday that US citizen Paul Whelan will remain in Russian custody until his trial. Whelan has been imprisoned in Russia since December 28, when Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested Whelan on suspicion of espionage while he was allegedly visiting Russia for a wedding. Whelan was later charged [...]

The US Supreme Court issued an order on Tuesday to reverse a lower court’s injunction preventing the Trump administration from implementing its ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military. The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the injunction in November. The injunction, issued by the US District Court for the Western District [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against seven federal agencies, intending to obtain information on how the government surveils social media. The suit seeks to compel the agencies to turn over documents related to communications with social media platforms and the guidelines they use. The suit accuses the agencies of [...]

The mother of a British Islamic State (IS) member suspected of murdering hostages in Syria lost her challenge on Friday that it was illegal for the UK to assist on a US investigation which could lead to her son facing the death penalty. Her son, El Shafee Elsheikh, is one of two UK citizens being [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Thursday blocked a Wisconsin law that would place limitations on early voting, finding the “challenged provisions … clearly inconsistent with the injunctions” issued in 2016 regarding similar restrictive voting laws. Wisconsin Act 369 was enacted by the legislature in December, allegedly [...]

US President Donald Trump signed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act into law Monday, intended to encourage innovation in advanced nuclear power plant designs. The act requires several changes to the licensing process for nuclear reactors. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will have 270 days to develop and implement a staged licensing process for [...]

Atlas Brew Works filed a lawsuit in DC District Court Thursday claiming that its inability to sell beer due to the partial government shutdown is a violation of its First Amendment rights. The brewery is unable to sell kegs of its apricot flavored India Pale Ale named “The Precious One” because of the federal government [...]

The Office of Inspector General for the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a report on Thursday which found that the number of children separated from their parents or guardians by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are thousands higher than previously reported by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). A June [...]

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser refused Tuesday to sign short-term home rental legislation passed by city council, citing concerns about the constitutionality of the bill and possible lost revenue for the city, but stopped short of vetoing the legislation. The Short-term Rental Regulation and Affordable Housing Protection Act of 2017, prohibits second or third home [...]