A Brazilian appeals court unanimously upheld the corruption conviction of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday. The ruling brings da Silva one step closer to being barred from running for Presidency and serving his sentence in prison. Da Silva was convicted in July 2017 of corruption for making a deal with a [...]
The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Prager University against Google alleging that the technology giant censored Prager’s politically conservative YouTube videos. Prager filed the suit against Google in October, alleging seven causes of action premised upon violations of: 1) Article I, § 2 of [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska filed a lawsuit on Monday on behalf of state Senator Ernie Chambers and social justice advocate Reverend Stephen Griffith challenging the state’s lethal injection procedures. The civil rights organization claims that the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) adopted a “flawed protocol” last year that did not receive [...]
The Neumünster District Court (Amtsgericht Neumünster) ruled Monday to detain exiled Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont , pending a decision by the Higher Regional Court. Puigdemont had declared Catalonia’s independence from Spain in October and after facing charges including rebellion, fled to Belgium. Puigdemont had attended a conference in Finland and was attempting to return to [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously held that a final decision in one of several consolidated cases confers upon the losing party the immediate right to appeal, notwithstanding the status of any of the other cases in the consolidated group. The question concerned the fallout between family members that led to Ethlyn Hall filing [...]
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Monday that the 2020 census will include a question regarding citizenship status, a measure the Justice Department said will better aid enforcement of the Voting Rights Act . California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has already filed a lawsuit challenging the decision. Becerra argues the question would discourage non-citizens from [...]
The Malaysian Parliament proposed a bill Monday meant to combat “fake news,” drawing sharp criticism from rights groups such as Amnesty International . The Anti-Fake News Act 2018 defines fake news as “any news, information, data and reports, which is or are wholly or partly false.” A person who creates, publishes, facilitates or does not [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday. In United States v. Sanchez-Gomez the Supreme Court is determining whether the Ninth Circuit had jurisdiction to hear a pre-trial challenge by defendants about a policy that forces defendants to wear shackles prior to the decision. The government argues that the defendants’ challenge was [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of Maurice Greenberg’s Starr International Co. The appeal argued that the federal government illegally bailed out AIG during the financial crisis of 2008 at the expense of shareholders. Monday’s order leaves in place the 2017 ruling of the US Court of Appeals for the [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday released a report alleging that former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa abused the criminal justice system to target indigenous leaders and environmentalists who protested mining and oil exploration in the Amazon. The Correa administration has continually denounced environmental activists and indigenous people mobilized to protest. In 2013 Correa issued a [...]
