Immigration & Courts (US): ICE is seeking more than $470,000 in fines against immigration attorney Suraj Raj Singh, alleging he filed 118 fraudulent asylum-related documents across 54 cases. UK Security Ban: Britain’s Supreme Court agreed to hear Palestine Action’s appeal against a Terrorism Act ban that has triggered thousands of arrests. US DOJ Special Counsel: Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee two criminal investigations involving Donald Trump, aiming to reduce claims of partisanship. US Immigration (Families): A Virginia federal court struck down executive travel ban rules that blocked Afghan asylees’ spouses and children from joining them. US Politics/AG Nomination: Trump said he may temporarily withdraw Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination amid GOP resistance tied to a tax-immunity settlement. Election Law (Florida): A judge will decide whether lawsuits challenging the ballot wording of Florida’s Amendment 3 should proceed or require rewriting. Labor (Philippines): A Pasig court issued a TRO halting Metro Manila’s P85 minimum wage increase until Aug. 13. India Citizenship Proof: Calcutta High Court ruled Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID aren’t conclusive proof of Indian citizenship in a detention challenge. India Corruption Probe (Karnataka): Karnataka High Court called the BMIC expressway project “one of the biggest scams” and ordered an independent probe. Child Neglect Appeal (Malaysia): Malaysia’s High Court set Aug. 19 to hear Ismanira Abdul Manaf’s appeal over her conviction for neglecting Zayn Rayyan.