After the native forest Te Urewera and Whanganui River, New Zealand has now granted legal rights to a mountain. Mount ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous ...

A mountain in New Zealand has been granted the same legal rights as a person, becoming the third natural feature in the ...

The coalition of legal organizations told Texas school district leaders that it would “take any action” necessary to protect ...

The second-highest mountain on New Zealand's North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human.

President Donald Trump has fired two of the three Democratic commissioners of the federal agency that enforces civil rights ...

The international legal and human rights community is deeply concerned by prosecuting authorities’ recent criminal investigation and lawsuit against the Istanbul Bar Association, particularly its ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively ...

President Donald Trump purged two National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) leaders known for supporting worker rights on Tuesday ...

The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new toolkit sharing with Oregonians how to protect their online information ...

A Trump order halted lawyers' ability to meet with people detained by ICE at a Tacoma center and elsewhere. This violates the First Amendment, the suit asserts.

A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups.