Turkey's main opposition CHP faces a major split as leader Ozgur Ozel and allies announce their resignation to form a new party, Yeni Parti. This follows a court ruling annulling Ozel's chairmanship and reinstating Kemal Kilicdaroglu, deepening the opposition's crisis amid a legal crackdown.
Former Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has urged governments to consider banning protests near synagogues and Jewish schools, citing a High Court decision on safe access zones for abortion clinics. His testimony to the antisemitism royal commission highlighted a "substantial and ongoing threat" to the Jewish community, with security needs doubling since October 2023.
Homeplus Co. filed an appeal against a Seoul court's decision to terminate its corporate rehabilitation proceedings after securing financing from Meritz Financial Group, guaranteed by owner MBK Partners, aiming to revive its restructuring process.
NCAA President Charlie Baker stated the organization will not change its rules on transgender athletes following a Supreme Court decision allowing states to ban them. Baker cited a 2025 policy effectively barring trans women from women's sports, aligning with a previous administration's standard.
The US Supreme Court affirmed birthright citizenship, ruling that nearly all individuals born on US soil are citizens, thereby rejecting a key element of Donald Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. Chief Justice John Roberts stated the executive order attempting to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants violated the 14th Amendment.
The Supreme Court issued consequential decisions on birthright citizenship, campaign finance, and trans athlete bans. The court affirmed birthright citizenship, ruled states can ban transgender girls from sports, and struck down limits on political party fundraising and spending. Legal expert Kim Wehle discussed the rulings and their implications.
The US Supreme Court ruled that the president can fire leaders of independent agencies, overturning 90 years of precedent. Donald Trump celebrated the decision, while labor and consumer advocacy groups, along with legal experts, criticized it as a threat to democracy and government functioning.
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Donald Trump's appeal in the civil case where he was found to have defamed and sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll. A jury had awarded Carroll $5m in damages in 2023.
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that President Trump cannot immediately fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, limiting presidential authority over the central bank, while she fights unproven mortgage fraud allegations.
The US Supreme Court (6-3) ruled that President Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies, overturning a 90-year precedent (Humphrey’s Executor v United States) that limited executive power. The case stemmed from Trump's firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, who sued and initially won reinstatement. The ruling potentially impacts ~24 agencies with similar structures, undermining their independence.
Australian theatre faces crisis without federal tax reform; US Supreme Court sparks outrage with rulings on executive power and Trump cases; shared e-bikes to be regulated in Sydney amid community anger.
Die Berliner Senatsverwaltung legt Beschwerde gegen einen Beschluss des Verwaltungsgerichts ein, der die nächtliche Schließung des Görlitzer Parks untersagt. Die Verwaltung hält den Zaun für wichtig zur Kriminalitätsbekämpfung.
The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to use a Republican-favored redistricting map, eliminating a district where Black voters elected a Democrat. This follows a previous ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to concerns about increased gerrymandering and limited congressional power to protect minority voters.
İYİ Parti official Hakan Şeref Olgun criticized a court's decision to invalidate the CHP's 38th Ordinary Convention, calling it an unprecedented judicial intervention that overstepped legal boundaries and replaced political will with judicial will. Olgun argued the court wrongly applied general contract law instead of specific party laws and usurped the authority of the Supreme Election Council (YSK).
A US federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration cannot remove transgender individuals who sued over the ban from active military service. The wider ban remains in place pending a potential Supreme Court appeal.
The US Department of Justice will comply with a court order blocking the Trump administration's $1.8bn fund for alleged unfair treatment by previous administrations, despite disagreeing with the ruling. The fund, criticized as a 'slush fund' by Democrats and opposed by Republicans, was intended to compensate individuals claiming political persecution.
Republicans are aggressively redrawing congressional districts in states like Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections, following a Supreme Court decision that weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act.
15 regional bar associations have jointly criticized a court's decision regarding the CHP's 38th Ordinary Convention, deeming it unlawful and a threat to democratic principles and the rule of law.
After the Supreme Court ruled some of President Trump's tariffs unconstitutional, the first wave of tariff refunds have begun flowing in.
Danco Laboratories filed an emergency appeal to the US Supreme Court on May 2 asking it to halt a lower court ruling requiring in-person exams before mifepristone can be prescribed. The appeal came hours after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the in-person dispensing requirement, blocking telemedicine providers from prescribing the abortion pill by mail in response to Louisiana's challenge. Danco warned the ruling would cause chaos and force providers and patients to guess at what is allowed. Louisiana argues mail delivery allows women to bypass abortion bans. The FDA is currently reviewing the drug's safety.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order temporarily reinstating the in-person requirement for obtaining the abortion pill mifepristone, reversing a 2023 FDA regulation that allowed telemedicine prescriptions and mail delivery. The decision, stemming from a Louisiana lawsuit, specifically impacts states where abortion is banned, restricting the most common method of pregnancy termination in the US. The ruling overrides a lower court pause from earlier this month and has drawn criticism from abortion rights advocates while being celebrated by anti-abortion officials.
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's majority Black congressional district, significantly limiting race-based redistricting under the Voting Rights Act. Within hours, Florida's Republican-led Legislature approved new U.S. House maps that could net the GOP up to four additional seats. Mississippi's governor called a special session, while Alabama and Tennessee are considering redrawing their districts. Illinois Democrats moved to amend the state constitution to protect race-based redistricting.
MrBeast's company MRB2024 has filed a lawsuit against Toronto-based production company MHQ seeking to recover $5 million paid in May 2024 for production services on Beast Games. MRB2024 claims MHQ did not complete the work and should return the money. MHQ denies this, saying it created the show's blueprint and has filed a counterclaim for another $5 million. The dispute arose after MrBeast's team moved production from Toronto to Atlanta, then tried to return to Toronto, at which point MHQ refused to rejoin the project.
MrBeast's company MRB2024, LLC has filed a lawsuit against Toronto-based production company MHQ seeking to recover $5 million paid in May 2024 for production services on Beast Games. MRB2024 claims MHQ did not complete the work after production moved from Toronto to Atlanta and back. MHQ denies the claim, saying it created the show's blueprint and has filed a counterclaim for another $5 million. The case remains undecided.
