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.
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...
Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Republican-Led Senate COVID-19 Hearing
WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday and declined to answer questions during a...
Fauci Journals Reveal Early COVID-19 Doubts Ahead of Senate Origins Hearing
Washington - More than 1,000 pages of journal entries written by Dr. Anthony Fauci have been released ahead...
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Executive Order on Mail Voting Before Midterm Elections
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow President Donald Trump's executive...
Alibaba Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Settle U.S. Allegations Over Illegal Product Sales
WASHINGTON - Chinese technology company Alibaba has agreed to pay $600 million to resolve allegations by the U.S....
