The two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) released a statement on Thursday confirming that the case had been launched in the Administrative Court of Paris over “documents relating to arms sales in connection with the conflict in Yemen.” “Given the considerable risk that French weapons are used to commit serious violations of …
Read More »British taxpayers footed £300,000 bill SO FAR for court costs in Julian Assange’s extradition saga – reports
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spent £150,000 ($205,100) on retaining barristers for Assange’s extradition hearing in January. It spent another £22,000 ($30,000) on expert witnesses and a further £5,000 ($6,800) on transcripts, according to a report by investigative news outlet Declassified UK, which cited documents obtained through Freedom of Information …
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court asked to suspend law licenses of St. Louis couple charged & pardoned after waving guns at BLM protesters
In a Monday filing, Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel Alan Pratzel asked the state’s highest court to reprimand Mark and Patricia McCloskey over the June 2020 incident, in which the couple brandished weapons at a group of demonstrators who entered their gated community to protest at the nearby home of former …
Read More »Poland must pay €500,000 DAILY for ignoring top EU court’s ruling on Turow mine
On Monday, the EU’s Court of Justice (CJEU) confirmed it was enforcing the financial penalty against Warsaw, stating that Poland must pay the European Commission the daily half-million euro fine until it sees compliance with the earlier order. Judges from the Luxembourg-based court said that the fine is “necessary… to …
Read More »Aussie court case shows how trans rights have destroyed the family and spread irrationalism
An extremely interesting and important case came before the Western Australia (WA) Supreme Court this week, involving an appeal by parents opposing the wishes of their child, who identifies as transgender and sought to undergo a sex-change procedure. The child is female and, aged 15, sought to transition to a …
Read More »Court blocks North Carolina voter ID law, says it discriminates against black people
In a split decision on Friday, a three-judge panel in Wake County, North Carolina, struck down the state’s voter ID law, which requires voters to show a passport, driver’s license, or state-issued ID card specifically for voting. In their ruling, two of the three judges wrote that the law “was …
Read More »London’s High Court vows to ensure US sexual assault case papers are served on Prince Andrew
London’s High Court took the paperwork issue in hand on Wednesday, saying it would “take [the] steps” necessary to ensure Prince Andrew receives them. The Queen’s second son is accused by American woman Virginia Giuffre of an alleged sexual assault two decades ago. The plaintiff, who is among the victims …
Read More »In setback for Biden’s mandate policy, Florida appeals court allows governor to ban obligatory masks in schools
On Friday, the First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee overruled Leon County Judge John Cooper’s decision to block the enforcement of the mandate ban, meaning schools that try to force children to wear masks can be punished by the governor. “Upon our review of the trial’s court’s final judgment …
Read More »Australian High Court rules news outlets can be held liable for comments under their social media posts
The five-two decision on Wednesday creates a precedent applying to Australian media companies, which potentially makes them liable as publishers of comments from social media users as though they made the statements themselves. The ruling comes after an appeal by Nine Entertainment and News Corp in relation to the case …
Read More »‘Historic step for women’s rights: Mexico’s top court decriminalizes abortions in landmark ruling
The top Mexican court considered the abortions issue on Tuesday after it was asked to rule on a law in the northern state of Coahuila. The state’s criminal code carried a penalty of up to three years in jail for women who had abortions and for those who provided the …
Read More »