Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire plot

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk is found not guilty of federal murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles after a two-week trial.

by Wanda | September 12, 2026

Sheriff’s office ordered to stop racial profiling

A federal judge has ordered the Maricopa County sheriff's office to continue court orders to stop racial profiling, citing failure…

by Wanda | September 11, 2026

France and Vietnam Strengthen Drive for Independent Coalition

France Vietnam cooperation expands as President Macron and President Tô Lâm sign bilateral deals on health, security and climate, advancing…

by Misaki Inoue | September 10, 2026

Legal Planet Explores Suncor Energy vs Boulder County

The climate lawsuit between Suncor Energy and Boulder County heads to the Supreme Court on Oct. 5, 2026, underscoring climate…

by Miho Okamoto | September 10, 2026

MMP Majority Formed Without Winning Most Votes

Understanding how an MMP majority is built in New Zealand requires more than counting the votes that each party receives.…

by Aoi Watanabe | September 5, 2026

Ecuador court urged to enforce gas flare shutdown order

by Wanda | September 24, 2026

Over 400 gas flares operate near Ecuadorian Amazon communities, despite a 2021 court order demanding elimination by 2030. Nine girls from the Ecuadorian Amazon have spent years advocating to halt more than 400 gas flares burning near their communities. A coalition of law professors and scholars—supported by UCLA’s Human Rights Litigation Clinic and Environmental Law Clinic—has now submitted an amicus brief urging Ecuador’s Constitutional Court to enforce a 2021 ruling…

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Court questions standing in Illinois captive audience ban challenge

by Aoi Watanabe | September 19, 2026

Illinois’s Worker Freedom of Speech Act bans mandatory employer-led captive audience meetings under the 2024 law. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago held oral arguments Friday over a lawsuit that challenges Illinois’s 2024 ban on workplace "captive audience" meetings, leaving open whether the legal challenge can move forward or whether the plaintiffs have a viable case. Illinois passed the Worker Freedom of Speech Act, which banned so-called "captive…