Blue Origin filed its suit with the US Court of Federal Claims under a protective order on Monday The company’s lawyers describe it as a challenge to NASA’s “unlawful and improper evaluation of proposals submitted” under the Project Artemis call for submissions. Blue Origin’s initial $5.9 billion lunar landing system …
Read More »US Supreme Court declines to block Indiana University’s vaccine mandate, preserving key precedent for compulsory Covid-19 jabs
Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected the emergency request to hear the case on Thursday, meaning the high court won’t overturn rulings by an Indiana district court and the US Court of Appeals in Chicago, which upheld the mandate. There were no dissenting opinions cited from other Supreme Court justices. The …
Read More »US Supreme Court partially overturns New York’s statewide eviction ban
The 6-3 decision partially stuck down the statewide eviction ban on Thursday, ruling in favor of a group of property owners who challenged the moratorium in an emergency filing to the Supreme Court. Three liberal-leaning justices – Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan – dissented to the ruling. In …
Read More »Ottawa condemns Beijing after court upholds death penalty for Canadian drug trafficker
Robert Schellenberg’s defense team has lost an appeal against his death sentence, marking the latest turn in a protracted court battle over the 2014 drug charges. The Higher People’s Court of Liaoning Province ruled on Tuesday that his “conviction was accurate, the sentence was appropriate, and the trial procedures were …
Read More »Texas Supreme Court thwarts Democrat effort to overturn governor’s veto that blocked legislative funding
The all-Republican state Supreme Court ruled in Abbott’s favor on Monday, denying Democrats’ request to overturn a veto of a legislative funding measure, which would leave lawmakers without cash for the next two-year session. The judges argued that the funding issue “continues to exist not because of a dispute between …
Read More »Navalny ally Sobol leaves Russia after court ruling finds her guilty of organising unauthorised protests during Covid-19 – reports
The former lawyer for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), Sobol flew to the Turkish capital, Istanbul, from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Saturday evening, Russian media reported, citing law enforcement sources. According to the sources cited, Sobol was expected to fly to another country from Istanbul, but her final destination, as well …
Read More »Austrian court sentences Chechen arms dealer to life in prison over killing of ‘Kadyrov critic’
The man who gunned down Umarov, identified only as Sar-Ali A., was unanimously sentenced by a jury at the Korneuburg regional court on Friday. The hearings saw extreme security measures, with heavily armed police guarding the court, all video and photo recording prohibited in the courtroom, and the defendant reportedly …
Read More »Top court in Spain’s Andalusia rejects plan to make ‘Covid-19 passports’ mandatory to visit nightclubs
The High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) ruled on Friday against the initiative announced by the regional government earlier this week. Making health passports mandatory to visit indoor nightlife venues was deemed to be discriminatory and in violation of citizens’ privacy rights. The ill-fated plan was announced by the …
Read More »Mass protests kick off in Paris after France’s constitutional court approves controversial Covid legislation (VIDEOS)
Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Paris on Thursday, heading towards the Constitutional Court. The judicial body ruled on the Covid legislation package earlier in the day. The court rejected some parts of the proposed law, including a provision allowing French authorities to enforce mandatory quarantine on any …
Read More »French Constitutional Court rules health pass, mandatory vaccination of health workers constitutional amid nationwide protests
France’s top court ruled on Thursday that the new legislation, which tightens the coronavirus restrictions, is largely compliant with the nation’s fundamental law. In particular, the court upheld the provisions that require people to hold a valid ‘health pass’ to access restaurants and bars, and for healthcare workers to be …
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