Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor promote civility
WASHINGTON — With the Supreme Court’s approval hovering near record lows, two justices have teamed up to promote the art of disagreeing without being nasty about…
SGBV Survivors Struggle For Justice In Borno State
It was a steamy August afternoon in Bulumkutu, Maiduguri, Nigeria. The kind that makes people sullen with discomfort. I found Hassana Ibrahim* smiling at her…
A Second Trump Presidency? Expect a Three-Pronged Assault on Law, Justice and National Security
“I hold despicable, and always have…anyone who puts his own popularity before his country.” -Sophocles, Antigone, Speech of Creon, King of Thebes It’s high time…
‘Left behind’ families look to ICC for Philippines drug war justice | News
Manila, Philippines — Ephraim Escudero had been missing for five days when a neighbour showed his family a news clipping. The bodies of two unknown…
How the Supreme Court keeps making another Trump presidency possible
The Supreme Court held Monday that a single state such as Colorado can’t prohibit Donald Trump from running for president as an insurrectionist under the…
Supreme Court rules that Trump will stay on Colorado state ballot
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Trump may not be disqualified from appearing on state ballots despite allegations he “engaged in insurrection”…
A Vision of Justice: Chile’s first blind senator | Politics
An Indigenous mother rises in Chilean politics when she is caught in the crossfire of a polarised nation. On her way to work, Fabiola Campillai…
Opinion: The court’s won’t hold Trump accountable, so voters must
Well, my fellow Americans, it’s up to us to hold Donald Trump accountable at the ballot box. We can’t count on the courts before election…
Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter’s sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases
A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat…
The war on Gaza is a health justice issue, too | Israel War on Gaza
This week, more than 40 organisations working on health justice around the globe put out an urgent call to the global health and human rights…
How the Supreme Court just handed Trump a huge victory
Given the Supreme Court’s possible responses to Donald Trump’s appeal of the D.C. Circuit’s denial of his claim of immunity from prosecution, the justices’ decision…
Supreme Court to hear Trump’s claim of immunity, delaying his trial
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear arguments and issue a decision on whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution for the…
Supreme Court leans in favor of upholding ban on bump stocks
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed prepared to uphold a Trump-era regulation that would outlaw “bump stocks” that work like machine guns and allow…
State senators respond to fentanyl, retail theft with legislation
SACRAMENTO — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the California senate on Monday announced a package of legislation to address the growing fentanyl crisis and untamed…
Justice Official Scores Hiring Quotas for Blacks and Women
WASHINGTON — Assistant Atty. Gen. William Bradford Reynolds said Friday that the push to preserve preferential hiring quotas “mocks those courageous civil rights leaders” of the…
Amid backlash for IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for fix
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect in vitro fertilization in Alabama after multiple providers paused their services in response to a state…
‘Divine justice’: How Hondurans are reacting to an ex-president’s US trial | Courts News
New York City, United States – Bundled against the cold gusts of a New York winter, Cecilio Alfaro braved the morning rush to arrive at…
China tells ICJ justice ‘must not be denied’ to Palestinians | Israel War on Gaza News
Representatives from Ireland, Japan, and Jordan present their arguments at the ICJ hearing on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. China has told the International…
Justice Department Transfers Forfeited Russian Funds to Estonia to Aid Ukraine
Nearly $500,000 recovered from an illegal procurement network will directly support damage assessment and repair of Ukraine's war-torn electrical grid. The U.S. Department of Justice…
Supreme Court turns down rent control challenge
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a major property-rights challenge to rent control laws in New York City and elsewhere that give tenants…