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Australia's High Court upheld a decision blocking a two-decade extension for a coal mine in New South Wales, handing a community group victory in the country's first climate case to reach the top court. The ruling is seen as a key precedent for climate and fossil fuel disputes in the world's top coal exporter.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Adiala prison to Shifa International Hospital within two days, citing health concerns including fluctuating blood pressure. The court also formed a medical board to oversee his treatment, with the next hearing set for September 16.
President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday aiming to restrict birthright citizenship, weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his first attempt. The orders target narrow exceptions and 'birth tourism,' but are expected to face legal challenges.
The Trump administration has refunded roughly $100 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court invalidated most emergency-imposed duties, according to customs data. The refunds, which cover more than three-quarters of the $128.68 billion identified as potential refunds, follow the court's February ruling that rejected the use of IEEPA for tariff policies.
The US Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafari inmate cannot sue prison employees for cutting his dreadlocks, citing that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act does not allow individual claims for financial damages. The ruling upheld a lower court decision, with conservative justices arguing the relevant law does not permit lawsuits against individual employees who have not consented to liability.
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld a dissolution order against the Unification Church, marking the first time a religious group has been dissolved by court order since World War II. The ruling calls the dissolution 'necessary and unavoidable' due to the group's harmful activities.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal by the NFL and three teams, allowing a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Black coach Brian Flores to proceed in federal court. Flores alleges systematic discrimination against Black coaches, including sham interviews to satisfy the Rooney Rule.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction, ruling that the court clerk’s comments to the jury denied him a fair trial. The state will seek a retrial. Murdaugh remains in federal prison on a 40-year sentence for financial fraud.
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has temporarily blocked a new law that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for a 2022 coup plot. The ruling stays the law's application until the full court reviews its constitutionality.
