US 02:15 GMT 26.03.2020Get short URL WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will slow down the legal processes of detainees at Guantanamo Bay because the measures undertaken to combat the virus will most likely cause scheduled hearings to be postponed, attorney Stephen Truitt, who represents a detainee, said. The US Navy said on Tuesday that a sailor stationed at the Guantanamo Bay naval station […]
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Two men, accused of defrauding investors of $722 million in a crypto mining pool scam, have requested an early release from jail on the grounds the coronavirus poses a risk to their health. In emergency motions for release to the District Court of New Jersey, Matthew Goettsche and Jobadiah Weeks argue they should be temporarily released from Essex County Correctional Facility as the chances of contracting […]
When choosing a name for your crypto project, it’s a really good idea to Google it first. The latest to have apparently fallen at that hurdle is a group of Steem community members who recently opted to form a new blockchain over fears that Tron founder Justin Tron would seek to exert too much control of Steem’s ecosystem. The group, Hive.io, dubbed the new blockchain Hive, […]
Authored by Jonathan Turley, We recently discussed how an American University professor called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Not to be outdone, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner is now declaring that Trump should be charged with negligent homicide over his conduct. While insisting that, as a former prosecutor, this is something he “actually know[s] too much about,” Kirschner proceeds […]
A London-based think tank has brought legal action against the Cardano Foundation for allegedly terminating a 2017 agreement. The Switzerland-based group supporting the blockchain and cryptocurrency project confirmed in a blog post Monday that Z/Yen had initiated legal proceedings against it. “It is our obligation to inform the Cardano community of legal proceedings recently initiated by the Z/Yen Group Limited (UK) against the Cardano Foundation (Switzerland),” […]
Brazil lacks the legislation that would let its government close the borders as some neighboring countries are doing, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday. Bolsonaro, who came under fire for cheering demonstrations on Sunday by his supporters, told Radio Bandeirantes that the outbreak was being exaggerated in Brazil. He warned that the response by some governors was affecting the economy and said he would discuss measures […]
Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Brian Brooks, is leaving the crypto exchange to become the second in command at the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Mnuchin said in a statement that he looks forward to working with Brooks in ensuring “the stability of our financial system.” The OCC is responsible for for supervising and regulating national banks and financial institutions within the U.S. […]
Authored by John Vibes via TheMindUnleashed.com, The FBI has spent months trying to get an interview with Prince Andrew about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, but investigators have had no luck getting him to speak on the record about the case. New York prosecutors told the press this week that the prince has “completely shut the door” on cooperating with authorities. They are now considering what […]
A UK Court of Appeal ruled that people cannot simply leave their biological gender off their passports after a campaigner argued that those who identify as ‘non-binary’ should be allowed to use letter ‘X’ in place of ‘F’ or ‘M.’ Christie Elan-Cane brought the challenge to the Court of Appeal as a human rights issue, arguing that the UK’s passport application process was “inherently discriminatory” because […]
The Trump administration has been unusually tight-lipped in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, providing little verifiable information regarding the domestic impact of the virus. During recent public appearances, both Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar refused to answer questions from reporters. National security attorney Mark Zaid on Monday offered free legal representation to whistleblowers in the know about […]
Voters and voting rights advocates notched a significant legal victory in Georgia after reaching a settlement in federal court. Attorney Marc E. Elias noted the upshot of the legal denouement: “Under the terms of a new settlement, Georgia must quickly notify voters when their absentee ballots are rejected, allowing them time to correct problems and have their ballots counted.” Per the terms of that agreement, election […]
Advocates for the state of Israel have suffered an embarrassing defeat in a decade-long legal battle to sue Olympia Food Co-op over its decision to boycott Israeli goods. The US grocery store, which campaigns for ethical food consumption, was fully vindicated by a Washington appeals court on 20 February in a legal case that is likely to have positive ramifications for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions […]
Israel’s Attorney General expects Israel to face an escalating international legal battle in the near future, Safa news agency reported on Sunday. Avichai Mandelblit and his aide Gil Limon said in a joint article in Yedioth Ahronoth on Sunday that the core of the battle will be the accusations that Israel is guilty of war crimes. The legal experts said that Israel’s 2010 attack on the […]
Iran has said that, despite cutting a deal with the Taliban, the US has absolutely no right to decide Afghanistan’s future, and that intra-Afghan peace talks should be supervised by the UN, not Washington. Tehran views Washington’s actions as “an attempt to legitimize the presence of troops in Afghanistan,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The United States lacks the legal standing to sign a […]
Settler Governments Are Breaking International Law, Not Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, Say 200 Lawyers, Legal Scholars By Beverly Jacobs, Sylvia McAdam, Alex Neve and Harsha Walia, Thestar.com February 27, 2020 Settler Governments Are Breaking International Law, Not Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, Say 200 Lawyers, Legal Scholars2020-02-272020-02-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/rl_protest_04-2.jpg200px200px Above Photo: From Thestar.com As lawyers and legal academics living and working on this part of Turtle Island now called Canada, we write to […]
On the third day of his extradition hearing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has rebuked the court for preventing him from communicating with his legal team, saying his prosecutors have “100 times more contact hours each day.” Amid a prosecution argument about whether or not he stands charged with “political offenses” Assange stood and told the court that “the problem is I cannot participate, I cannot privately […]
Singapore’s Court of Appeals has ruled against digital currency exchange Quoine on Monday in a landmark case relating to a breach of contract that saw the platform unlawfully reverse seven trades. The Straits Times reports that the case marks the first of its kind in the country’s history regarding a dispute involving cryptocurrency and concludes a legal battle that began almost three years ago. Quoine, the […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced yesterday that it is to take legal action against Amazon over its discrimination against Palestinians, Wafa news agency reported. According to Wafa, the PA’s Ministry of National Economy said Amazon favours illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories over the indigenous Palestinian population. In November, Amazon started providing a free shipping service to Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank […]
Love (or lust?) is in the air in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the country prepares for Valentine’s Day tomorrow following decades of the practice of marking the day being forbidden. The preparations – which include the selling and buying of gifts, flowers and chocolates in shops and stores – was not thought possible until a few years ago due to the strict laws against […]