US government

A US federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from constructing the president’s border wall using funds illegally transferred from military accounts, including pension and pay funds, under counterdrug authorities.

The US Department of Health and Human Services has  issued a final rule which aims to dramatically expand the ability of health care institutions and workers to refuse to provide medical services if they have a moral or religious objection.

Amnesty International says the response of the Trump government was a failure to support the basic human rights of Puerto Ricans at a time when they needed it most.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Montana have released documents corroborating reports of collaboration between state and federal law enforcement officials ahead of the anticipated Keystone XL protests by environmental activists and indigenous communities over the construction of an oil pipeline