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US appeals court denies push to reallocate homelessness funds
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (326+ words) A US appeals court on Wednesday rejected an initiative proposed by the Trump administration which would have cut millions of dollars from permanent housing funds for the homeless and instead shifted them to transitional programs requiring sobriety checks and mental…...
HRW condemns ongoing US strikes on vessels in Caribbean
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (358+ words) Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Tuesday condemning the "unlawful use of lethal force outside any context of armed conflict" by the US military over the past recent months. The statement said that US strikes on vessels thought…...
Idaho criminalizes transgender bathroom use
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (212+ words) Idaho'a governor signed a bill into law on Tuesday that criminalizes transgender individuals from using bathrooms and changing rooms that align with their gender identity. The bill applies to those who enter such spaces "knowingly and willfully." First offenses carry…...
Australia online regulator reports non-compliance with social media ban
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (337+ words) Australia's online safety regulator on Tuesday raised concerns over several major social media platforms' compliance with the country's social media ban for minors, warning that it is currently investigating the matter. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant responded to suspected non-compliance…...
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1+ day, 53+ min ago (146+ words) Justices spar over statutory text as asylum metering policy reaches Supreme Court " SCOTUS Dispatch Any Iran Ceasefire That Ignores the Executions Is No Peace at All Beyond Westphalia: Why the International System Cannot Survive Another Century of Tribal War Trump…...
India passes transgender rights amendment, prompting concerns over compliance with Supreme Court precedent
22+ hour, 51+ min ago (156+ words) Meanwhile, the Rajasthan High Court cautioned that legislative changes cannot dilute constitutional guarantees, particularly those recognized in prior Supreme Court rulings, signaling the potential for future legal challenges to the amendment. Justices spar over statutory text as asylum metering policy…...
UN condemns Türkiye for criminalizing human rights lawyers
1+ day, 52+ min ago (190+ words) UN experts urged T'rkiye'to stop criminalizing members of human rights groups and lawyers in a press release on Tuesday, criticizing misuse of an anti-terrorism law. The UN is in talks with the Turkish government to address its concerns, despite T'rkiye'stating…...
‘It’s a new world. It’s the same Constitution’: Trump attends Supreme Court argument as justices appear skeptical to narrow birthright citizenship — SCOTUS dispatch
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (237+ words) Joshua Villanueva is JURIST's Washington, DC Correspondent and an LL.M. candidate in National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law at The George Washington University Law School." California Attorney General Rob Bonta was also in the gallery. His office, along with 21 other state…...
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1+ day, 15+ hour ago (125+ words) Justices spar over statutory text as asylum metering policy reaches Supreme Court " SCOTUS Dispatch Beyond Westphalia: Why the International System Cannot Survive Another Century of Tribal War Force, Vetoes, and Sanctions: Why the ICC Can't Touch a US President Trump…...
UN commends Brazil for humanitarian migration practices, calls for further improvement
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (270+ words) The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on Monday commended Brazil's migration framework for providing strong protections for refugees and asylum seekers, equally guaranteeing fundamental human rights irrespective nationality, while urging further action to ensure that practices…...