Law, Justice & Rights
Coverage of law, justice, and rights issues from around the world. Reporting includes courts, legal systems, civil liberties, human rights, constitutional matters, and judicial decisions. This section also covers legal reforms, law enforcement policies, access to justice, and accountability efforts. Readers can follow developments that shape legal institutions, individual rights, public freedoms, and the rule of law.
Judge halts Trump-era Medicaid cutoff for Planned Parenthood
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood Written July 28, 2025, 19:00 EDT A federal...
Judge rejects Trump-era DOJ bid to unseal Epstein grand jury records
Judge rejects Trump-era DOJ bid to unseal Epstein grand jury records July 24, 2025 – 11:03 AM A...
Federal Judge Blocks Biden-Era Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
Judge Strikes Down CFPB Rule Aimed at Erasing Medical Debt From Credit Reports Federal court says agency overstepped...
Federal Judge Blocks DHS Immigration Arrests Without Probable Cause in Los Angeles
Court Says Race, Language, or Job Cannot Justify Detention A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland...
Karen Bass Slams Federal Immigration Raid in Los Angeles: “Un-American and Outrageous”
Federal Immigration Raid in LA Sparks Outrage from Mayor Karen Bass, Gov. Newsom Mounted Border Patrol and military...
Inside Florida’s New Everglades Immigration Jail: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Opens for Detainees
First Immigrants Arrive at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Center in the Everglades The first group of immigration detainees...
Four Turkish Cartoonists Detained Over Alleged Prophet Mohammed Depiction
Turkish Cartoon Sparks Uproar, Four Cartoonists Detained Amid Prophet Mohammed Controversy What started as a cartoon in a...
Migrants Can Be Deported to Third Countries, Supreme Court Rules
Supreme Court Backs Trump on Controversial Deportation Policy—Swift Removals Can Resume The U.S. Supreme Court gave the green...
Republicans Push to Deregulate Silencers and Short-Barrel Guns in Tax Package
Tucked Inside GOP Tax Bill: Looser Rules on Gun Silencers, Short-Barrel Firearms WASHINGTON — A sweeping Republican tax...
JD Vance Blames California Leaders for Immigration Protests, Misnames Sen. Padilla
Vance Sparks Outrage in L.A., Blames Democrats for Immigration Protests and Misnames Sen. Padilla LOS ANGELES — Vice...
