A lawyer for Tesla told a US appeals court on Wednesday that a 2018 tweet by chief executive Elon Musk suggesting factory workers would lose stock options if they unionized was not an unlawful threat, because it simply reflected the position of the union. The tweet came amid the United …
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A Norwegian court has ruled that mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has not changed in the decade since he was first incarcerated for the worst peacetime atrocity in Norway’s modern history, denying his parole bid. “The accused appeared to be devoid of empathy and compassion for the victims of the …
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There were concerning scenes during the Australian Open final between Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal as a member of the crowd jumped onto the court before being dragged away by security staff. The incident happened during the second set at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne as Spanish star Nadal was …
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Joe Biden is clearly a desperate man who is desperate for votes. How else can you explain his announcement yesterday that he intends to appoint a black woman – no word on which one in particular, as of yet – to the US Supreme Court. To be fair, Biden is …
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Seven hundred passengers had an unexpected end to their 14-day Caribbean voyage over the weekend, when their cruise ship refused to return to the US following a court order in the wake of its parent company going into liquidation. The Crystal Symphony cruise liner veered off course on Saturday, heading …
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On Monday, the British high court granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against his extradition to the US. His legal team had petitioned the court to allow him to appeal the extradition decision on points of law of general public importance. In December, the UK high court ruled …
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In a tweet on Friday, WikiLeaks said that the UK would be ruling on whether founder Julian Assange could appeal his extradition to the US. The High Court will deliver its decision on Monday. “The UK High Court will deliver its decision on Monday morning [24 January] about whether to …
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President Joe Biden has suffered another legal setback to his efforts to coerce Americans into getting vaccinated against Covid-19 – this time with a federal court blocking mandated jabs even for employees of his own administration. US District Court Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown in Texas ruled on Friday that the …
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Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch have taken the rare step of issuing a joint statement in defense of cordial relations on the US Supreme Court, refuting media reports of a Covid-19 mask argument at the Marble Palace. The controversy began on Tuesday, when US state-funded media outlet NPR said …
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Prince Harry has filed a claim against the Home Office’s decision to prevent him from paying for police protection for himself and his family while in the UK, saying it is currently too dangerous for them to return home. The request for a judicial review into the decision by the …
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