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Trump targets birthright citizenship again after losing Supreme Court case

Post author:The Canary
Post published:7 August 2026
Post last modified:7 August 2026

Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday. These orders were aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship. This came just a month after the Supreme Court struck down his previous attempt. According to Fox News, “the new directives rely on existing executive and immigration authorities and are intended to narrow eligibility for automatic citizenship in certain cases while cracking down on foreigners who travel to the United States to give birth.” Trump announced the orders in the Oval Office, with adviser Stephen Miller looking on. Miller called birth tourism “a fraud on the American system” and “a fraud against the American government.”…

German court rules comparing Israel to Nazis is legal

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:3 August 2026
Post last modified:3 August 2026

Despite the German state’s slavish support for Israel and its brutal repression of anti-genocide protest, the pro-Palestine movement has scored a major legal victory. The Zweibrücken Higher Regional Court has ruled that comparing Israel with the Nazis is legal. German law bans the display of swastikas and other Nazi-linked symbols. However, the court ruled that they can legally be used: If someone uses the signs for sharp criticism of the methods of the State of Israel and is thus accompanied by a clear distancing or condemnation of Nazi injustice. German rulemakers overturn activist’s fine The court was hearing an appeal brought…

Burnham re-appoints former Israeli Supreme Court clerk as justice minister

Post author:Jody McIntyre
Post published:3 August 2026
Post last modified:3 August 2026

Back in March, the Labour government’s bill to restrict access to jury trials – a right enjoyed by English citizens for over 800 years – successfully passed its first reading. But last week, only hours after former Justice Minister David Lammy was dropped from Andy Burnham’s new cabinet, a Downing Street spokesperson announced that the newly coronated Prime Minister had no intention of following through with the plan. Eyebrows were raised, however, at the ministerial re-appointment of Sarah Sackman, Keir Starmer’s ex-solicitor general and a key supporter of Lammy’s jury proposals. Sackman has previously worked as a foreign law clerk at…

Breaking: Supreme Court permits challenge to Palestine Action ban

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:30 July 2026
Post last modified:31 July 2026

The Supreme Court has today granted Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori permission to challenge the government’s continued terrorism ban on the group. Palestine Action was ‘proscribed’ in July 2025. The ban was overturned in February 2026 by the High Court, which found it unlawful. Shabana Mahmood – still home secretary despite a change of PM – was allowed to go to the Court of Appeals. The appeals court overturned the High Court’s decision in June 2026, ruling that Mahmood was better placed than legal experts to decide what is a justified infringement on UK human rights. But today, 30 July 2026,…

Lesnes ‘Clockwork Orange’ estate in potential High Court challenge

Post author:The Canary
Post published:28 July 2026
Post last modified:28 July 2026

On 29 July 2026, the High Court will decide whether to grant permission for a judicial review of Bexley Council’s decision to approve Peabody’s plans to redevelop the Lesnes Estate. The brutalist development is better known as the ‘Clockwork Orange’ estate, and sits in Thamesmead, south-east London. Adam Turk is a Lesnes resident and social tenant of Peabody Housing Association. He has brought the legal challenge with support from the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC). The estate gained recognition after appearing in the cult 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. Turk has campaigned for tenants’ rights on the estate for several years…

Cranswick subsidiary and farm manager summoned to court following Animal Justice Project investigation

Post author:The Canary
Post published:7 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

Animal Justice Project has announced that Elsham Linc Limited, a subsidiary of Cranswick Country Foods Plc, and North Moor Farm Manager Andy Pentecost have been summonsed to appear before Nottingham Justice Centre on 26 August 2026. This follows the organisation’s undercover investigation at North Moor Farm in Lincolnshire. Lawyers for Animals are bringing the prosecution, following an assessment of evidence gathered during Animal Justice Project’s undercover investigation at the site between February and March 2024, together with subsequent expert veterinary review. Elsham Linc Limited faces 23 alleged offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the Welfare of Animals at the Time…

Croydon homelessness service closure faces High Court challenge

Post author:The Canary
Post published:3 July 2026
Post last modified:4 July 2026

On 7 July 2026, the High Court will hear an application for permission to bring a judicial review of Croydon council’s decision to close its walk-in homelessness service, Access Croydon, in March 2025. The claim is brought by a vulnerable individual who wishes to remain anonymous, represented by the Public Interest Law Centre. Since the closure of Access Croydon, local residents can only access homelessness information, advice or assistance via a system based on pre-booked appointments and an online self-service tool. The Claimant is an individual who faced eviction. However, because of a learning disability, they were unable to access LB…

Supreme Court disability ruling “biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation”

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:5 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Campaign groups have voiced shock and outrage at the “biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation” following a Supreme Court ruling concerning individuals who lack the capacity to consent to their living arrangements. In a joint statement, the charities Mencap, Mind, and the National Autistic Society warned that the regressive ruling could see hundreds of thousands of severely disabled people lose fundamental human rights protections. They added that: By removing independent checks, advocacy, and automatic access to legal aid, the Court has closed the gateway to justice and support for many who need it most. Stripping away these safeguards makes…

Breaking: Swiss court shames UK by refusing to criminalise anti-genocide protest

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:4 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

A court in Geneva has confirmed that peaceful opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is a legitimate right. As Palestinian exile Muzna Shihabi notes, the landmark decision: Acknowledges that a genocide is underway. Rules that nothing justifies sanctioning peaceful activists. Confirms that freedom of expression protects non-violent civil disobedience and that repressing these mobilizations is incompatible with democracy. A lesson for the genocide-enabling Starmer government and its war on free speech and peaceful protest, as respondents are already noting: @Keir_Starmer @YvetteCooperMP Imagine how it must feel to finish your day in the knowledge that your actions let you sleep with a…