On May 18, President Donald Trump moved to voluntarily dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), just two days before US District Judge Kathleen Williams imposed a May 20 deadline requiring both sides to argue whether the lawsuit involved unconstitutional collusion or executive self-dealing. The dismissal came as the Department of The post US dispatch: federal judge dismisses President Trump’s tax lawsuit amid constitutional scrutiny appeared first on JURIST – News.

Taiwan’s three-day Review Meeting on its National Reports on the Two International Human Rights Covenants concluded, followed by a press conference, on May 15. The review committee expressed concern over the operation of the Constitutional Court, which currently functions with only eight incumbent justices, out of the statutory total of 15. The Constitutional Court had The post Taiwan dispatch: national human rights review raises concerns over Constitutional Court deadlock appeared first on JURIST – News.

Federal Judge Waverly Crenshaw in Nashville on Friday dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling that the charges were punitive for challenging his deportation last year. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March 2025, despite an October 2019 “withholding of removal” issued by the Board of The post Charges against formerly deported Kilmar Abgreo Garcia dismissed as vindictive prosecution appeared first on JURIST – News.

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has settled its first national case with a school district over harm to children’s mental health.  The terms of the settlement with Breathitt County School District in eastern Kentucky are confidential. However, the district initially sought over $60 million to cover the costs of treating the injuries caused The post Meta settles first lawsuit over harm to children’s mental health appeared first on JURIST – News.