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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday rejected a lawsuit by a group of states calling for the reinstatement of federal agency employees. A group of 19 states and Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit against the 21 US agencies that engaged in the firing, stating that the mass firings of over [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday stayed a district court order that would have reinstated Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to her former position. The stay order halts enforcement of the district court’s July 17 ruling. Former FTC commissioners Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were dismissed from their roles by President Donald Trump [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld an $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll on Monday, backing up a jury finding that President Donald Trump defamed her when he dismissed her 2019 sexual assault allegations as false. The federal appeals panel rejected Trump’s bid to overturn the [...]

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Sunday that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition. In a 2–1 decision, justices found that current food rations in Israel’s prisons fell short of legal standards and that starvation could not be used as a [...]

Norwegians went to the polls Monday in an election widely seen as pivotal for the future of the country’s $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund, and whether it should fully divest from companies that support Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and related violations of international law. The Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), which includes investments in [...]

South Korea’s foreign ministry announced Monday that South Korean nationals detained in a recent US immigration raid are expected to return home voluntarily, avoiding formal deportation. South Korean presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik revealed return plans for the detained South Korean workers following negotiations with the US. Kang stated that the government intends to [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday that Houthi authorities detained at least 19 UN workers in Yemen three days after Israeli operations in the nation’s capital killed Houthi leader Ahmed al-Rahawi and several other government officials. HRW stressed how the arbitrary detainments ultimately harm Yemeni civilians, stating: At a time when the majority of people [...]

US President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to block a judge’s order that would force the government to spend $4 billion on foreign aid programs the president opposes. The emergency appeal escalates a constitutional dispute over whether presidents can effectively cancel congressional spending after signing it into law. The conflict centers on [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday stayed a federal judge’s order that had restricted immigration enforcement operations in the Los Angeles area, allowing the government to resume controversial raids while the case proceeds through appeals. The case stems from federal immigration raids that began in Los Angeles in June. Officers targeted locations known to be [...]

The UN on Sunday condemned Russia’s large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine that killed four people, including a baby, and injured 44. According to several news outlets, the strikes constituted the largest attack since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. It also marked the first time a government building in Kyiv has been struck, the Cabinet of [...]