Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu (File photo) A Turkish court has officially ordered the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ordering his imprisonment on Sunday until trial conclusion on corruption charges.The arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, following a home raid, has triggered Turkey’s largest demonstrations in over ten […]
The Trump administration has cancelled a contract that provided legal aid to migrant children who enter the country alone.The contract, held by the Acacia Center for Justice, supported around 26,000 children with legal representation and “know your rights” clinics. The decision leaves many vulnerable children without essential legal assistance.While Acacia can still provide legal sessions, […]
FILE – Julia Williams holds a sign in counterprotest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) The US Supreme Court is at the centre of a groundbreaking legal battle over transgender rights, specifically […]
Chase Strangio, an attorney with the American civil liberties union (ACLU), is set to make history this week as the first known transgender lawyer to argue before the US Supreme Court, with just a 15-minute argument.Strangio, 42, will present his case in United States v Skrmetti, a high-profile dispute over Tennessee’s controversial ban on gender-affirming […]
