US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship

Seattle, US Reuters A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional”. Seattle-based US District Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order at the urging of four Democratic-led states – Washington, […]
Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says

Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism in exchange for two US citizens held in Afghanistan, authorities in Kabul said on Tuesday. Afghan officials said the man, Khan Mohammad, had landed in Kabul after being released. Mohammad was sentenced to […]
White House defends Biden’s Hunter pardon as criticism mounts

Aboard Air Force One/Washington DC, US Reuters The White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part because of concern his political opponents would continue to persecute the younger Biden in the future, as a growing chorus of Democrats and Republicans criticised his decision. Biden, a Democrat whose term […]
UK and allies unmask and sanction Russian leader of LockBit cybercrime gang

London, UK Reuters Britain, the US and Australia have sanctioned and unmasked a senior Russian leader of the notorious cybercrime gang LockBit, the British Government said on Tuesday. Dmitry Khoroshev will face asset freezes and travel bans after being identified as one of the leaders of LockBit, the ransomware group which has digitally extorted over […]
Mexico fears discrimination, strained US relations under new Texas immigration law

Washington DC, US/Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Reuters Mexico filed a court brief supporting the US Department of Justice’s opposition to a Republican-backed Texas law that would empower state authorities to arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexico border. The law, known as Senate Bill 4, would make it a state crime to illegally […]
What is happening with the SBC and the Department of Justice?

United States RNS Last week, lawyers for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee say they were contacted by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and were told an investigation into the committee’s handling of sexual abuse had been closed. News about the status of the investigation eventually leaked, and on […]
US Department of Justice closes investigation into SBC’s handling of abuse

United States RNS Federal officials have concluded an investigation into sexual abuse in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, with no charges being filed. News that the investigation was closed was first reported by The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville. The first day of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center […]
US Justice Dept investigating Memphis police for civil rights violations

New York, US Reuters The US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into whether the Memphis Police Department has an unconstitutional “pattern or practice” of using excessive force and racial discrimination, department officials announced on Thursday. Earlier this year, the Justice Department agreed to join city officials and other agencies in […]
Trump faces US criminal charges for mishandling documents, obstruction – lawyer

Reuters Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified government documents and obstruction of justice, according to a lawyer for the former US president and another source familiar with the matter. The criminal case, brought by the US Department of Justice, amounts to another legal setback for Trump as he […]
Christian non-profit punished for feeding homeless people in California city gets federal backing

Santa Ana, California AP The US Department of Justice has lent its support to a religious non-profit that was penalised and threatened with criminal prosecution by the Southern California city of Santa Ana for feeding homeless people. A lawsuit by Micah’s Way claims Santa Ana infringed on the nonprofit’s right to religious exercise when the […]