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.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico Challenge Trump White House Media Ban
WASHINGTON, United States - CNN, MS NOW and Politico have asked a federal court to prevent the Trump...
New York Sues Polymarket Over Alleged Unlicensed Gambling Operation
NEW YORK, United States - New York has sued Polymarket, accusing the prediction-market operator of running an unlicensed...
House Panel Moves to Hold Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
WASHINGTON, United States - The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that billionaire investor Leon Black...
Vermont Trial Opens Over Shooting of Three Palestinian Students
BURLINGTON, Vermont - The trial of a Vermont man accused of shooting three Palestinian college students opened Monday...
Brazil Supreme Court Unseals Probe Into Bolsonaro Biopic Financing
BRASÍLIA, Brazil - Brazil's Supreme Court has lifted the confidentiality of an investigation into the financing of Dark...
Lindsay Clancy Jury Returns for Sixth Day of Deliberations
PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts - The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial returned Thursday for a sixth day of deliberations after...
Trump Loses Again in Bid to Erase His Hush Money Conviction
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has suffered another legal setback in his effort to overturn his New...
Trump Signs New Executive Orders Renewing Push to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Thursday aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, reviving a key...
Senate Panel to Vote on Fauci Contempt Referral After He Invokes Fifth Amendment
WASHINGTON - A Republican-led Senate committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to recommend holding Dr. Anthony...
Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment During Contentious Senate COVID-19 Hearing
WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Republican-led Senate committee...
