If you think same-sex marriage isn’t in danger of being overturned, Justice Clarence Thomas would like you to think again. Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, today published a blistering attack on the Supreme Court’s landmark case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which struck down state bans on same-sex marriage in 2015, arguing that it should be overturned. Thomas’s opinion is not a court decision, and has […]
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A worker prepares absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this month. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerry Broome/AP A worker prepares absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this month. Gerry Broome/AP Voters in a number of swing states this November will have more leeway in getting their […]
US sanctions against two International Criminal Court officials are “unacceptable and unprecedented” and should be reversed, said the EU’s top diplomat, while the French foreign minister called them “a grave attack” on the court. The sanctions are “unacceptable and unprecedented measures that attempt to obstruct the court’s investigations and judicial proceedings,” EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell said in a statement on Thursday. The […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s apex court last week forbid Muharram processions in the country amid a rising number of coronavirus cases there, saying it could lead to “chaos” and “targeting of a particular community for spreading COVID-19”. Defying the Supreme Court of India, hundreds of Muslims converged on the streets to join the annual Muharram processions in the Indian city of Hyderabad in Telangana state despite the […]
Courts Worldwide Ruling That Gig Economy Is A Road To Serfdom By Marshall Auerback, Economy for All. August 27, 2020 Courts Worldwide Ruling That Gig Economy Is A Road To Serfdom2020-08-272020-08-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/1024px-foodora_messenger.jpg200px200px Companies have consistently sought to deny their workers traditional benefits via labour law loopholes that the courts are rapidly closing. The tech industry buzzword “gig” has distracted society from important questions about the gig economy […]
Investors in the 2017 Paragon Coin token sale want their money back, but they can’t find the celebrity couple behind the operation. “The attorneys representing the defendants have withdrawn as counsel,” said attorney Donald Enright, who represents plaintiffs in this crypto-fueled legal dispute. Enright added the defendants “defaulted” by failing to appear in court and respond to the claims. The Northern District of California decided in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0e/1080169040_0:114:2916:1754_1200x675_80_0_0_b4b252f791d6d07c1f714800d4f5a8cb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Nair N.B.. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202008191080212649-twitterians-hail-indian-top-courts-verdict-for-federal-probe-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-death/ New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s apex court has ordered a probe by a national agency into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Upholding the sanction of Bihar for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on a petition filed by Rajput’s father, the court directed Maharashtra police to hand over the case files to […]
This is just stunning.Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland, Oregon officials have made it clear whose side their on and it’s not the side of law and order. For over 50 straight nights antifa-BLM rioters have ransacked the downtown and destroyed public property. Advertisement – story continues below Portland pic.twitter.com/NlM4J3Jc0P — maria viti (@selfdeclaredref) July 25, 2020 TRENDING: Car Drives Through Mob of Protesters on Colorado Highway, […]
As the United Kingdom loosens lockdown restrictions and opens up pubs, shops, and restaurants, the government is seeking to enforce the wearing of masks in public areas in order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus. Those attending courts and tribunals in England will be asked to wear face coverings from next Monday, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) announced on Thursday. The new regulations, which […]
The White House is allegedly considering a strategy that would allow it to bypass congressional approval to impose new migration policies, Axios broke on Sunday. Earlier, the US Supreme Court ruled that Trump cannot undo DACA which allows undocumented young people to avoid deportation. A retired ICE official has shed some light on the controversy. According to Axios, the president and administration officials have been inspired […]
While attention focused on President Trump’s taxes, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority spent much of this year’s session quietly chipping away at the ability of Democrats to cast ballots in November. It has been clear since the Supreme Court literally handed the presidency to George W. Bush in 2000—based on a decision so shoddily and dishonestly reasoned that the court declared its own ruling was not […]
Russian courts are making conflicting rulings on whether bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies count as property. In one new case, Saint Petersburg’s district court has refused to force bogus law enforcement officers to return cryptocurrencies extorted from a victim on the basis that digital assets are not legitimate assets. According to the press office Telegram channel for the Saint Petersburg courts, the district court convicted two men […]
UK members of parliament and campaigners defending women injured in what the accused men claim was consensual sexual violence have celebrated a milestone victory this week. The UK government has published a new clause to the Domestic Abuse Bill, ruling out “consent for sexual gratification” as a defence for causing serious harm, in England and Wales court cases. Labour MP Harriet Harman and Conservative MP Mark […]
DACA recipients, including Carolina Fung Geng, (3rd from left), plaintiff Martin Batalla Vidal (center) and Eliana Fernández (3rd from right) hold their fists in the air as they enter the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty DACA recipients, including Carolina Fung Geng, (3rd from left), plaintiff Martin Batalla […]
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider how to interpret the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a key data protection law. The court’s decision could criminalize common but technically prohibited computer-related conduct, put limitations on a powerful law that punishes insider data theft and abuse like exchange hacks, or come down somewhere in the middle. At issue in United States v. Van Buren is […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107960/61/1079606181_0:177:2048:1329_1200x675_80_0_0_903a41fe39223d2c141a745fa040983a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202006141079606210-guaido-says-rejects-supreme-courts-appointees-to-electoral-council/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has refused to recognize the new composition of the country’s National Electoral Council appointed by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice without the participation of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, he said in a statement on Sunday. “Our position has been clear since 2018, we do not participate in farce and we do […]
The UK government reportedly ordered courts to treat unruly protesters, rioters and vandals to “24-hour justice,” calling on magistrates to “fast-track” their legal proceedings amid ongoing demonstrations over police brutality. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland instructed the courts to extend their working hours and expedite cases linked to the protests, according to the Times newspaper. Buckland urged court officials to model their approach on the response to […]
Gustavo Alzate, a 34-year-old property manager for a New York real estate firm, was desperate after federal agents brought him in chains to a New Jersey jail to await a hearing on deportation charges. The Colombian immigrant used a jailhouse hotline to call in every day to the New York immigration court to find out when he would get a hearing before a judge. “For a […]
Russia 13:44 GMT 10.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107822/57/1078225736_0:0:2937:1654_1200x675_80_0_0_d8806ca6e37b93a6a105eb78ecd4582f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202005101079263204-us-embassy-says-whelan-not-allowed-to-call-his-family-despite-courts-permission/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Paul Whelan, a former US marine charged in Russia with espionage, is being denied the right to call his family, despite permission by the court, the US Embassy in Moscow said on Sunday. In April, Whelan’s lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov said that the court had allowed his client to call his […]