United States: Human Rights

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that the Trump administration unlawfully denied bond hearings to thousands of noncitizens detained by ICE in New England. The decision affirms that the government's 2025 policy change, which abandoned decades of precedent, violates federal law and due process protections for immigrants arrested within the United States.

Tariffs, UN labor standards, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical tensions are reshaping employment law in unexpected ways. Multinational employers now face complex challenges spanning human rights due diligence, platform worker regulations, and cross-border compliance as workplace issues increasingly transcend borders. This discussion explores how global events and trade policy create workforce implications that require strategic navigation without a passport.

The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision reaffirming birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, striking down a presidential executive order that attempted to restrict citizenship for children born in the United States. This ruling reinforces constitutional protections that have been in place for over 150 years and provides critical clarity for immigrant families navigating an uncertain legal landscape.

A historic Black church in Dallas, founded by formerly enslaved people in 1884, faced organized community opposition when seeking to restore its property and obtain a special use permit. After months of legal advocacy challenging unconstitutional restrictions, the church secured unanimous approval from the Addison City Council to continue operations as a place of worship.

The Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling on birthright citizenship, striking down an executive order that sought to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to undocumented or temporarily present parents. The 6-3 decision affirms that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to every child born in the United States, regardless of parental immigration status. This ruling resolves over a year of uncertainty for nonimmigrant visa holders, undocumented individuals, and employers sponsoring foreign

On June 30, 2026, a divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, executive order seeking to narrow birthright citizenship.

After decades of advocacy, Leonard Peltier was granted clemency on the final day of the Biden administration. The effort required an extraordinary coalition spanning Native American communities, civil rights organizations, a rock legend from the E Street Band, and even a phone call to the Vatican at three o'clock in the morning. Kevin Sharp, who served as Peltier's attorney, takes you inside this remarkable journey.

The U.S. Trade Representative has initiated proceedings to impose tariffs of 10 percent or greater on 59 countries and the European Union based on findings that these economies have failed to take action on trade in goods produced with forced labor.

FinCEN has issued a notice alerting financial institutions to heightened human trafficking risks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, providing specific red flag indicators for suspicious activity monitoring.