The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Kik are pushing for a speedy resolution to their ongoing legal battle, with both claiming the other has provided insufficient evidence to support their case. In a motion for summary judgment filed at the District Court for the Southern District of New York, the SEC claimed Kik had failed to provide any “cognizable defense” for why it had not […]
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Ukraine’s new Otaman 6×6 infantry fighting vehicle, developed by privately owned RPA “Practika”, completed one of the initial stages of trials, according to the Defense Express. The Kyiv-based Defense Express military magazine reported: “Otaman 6×6” – a completely new development that incorporates the latest trends in wheel armored vehicles: increased armor protection, availability of mines protection, a large reserve of load capacity (to install additional composite armor […]
In a sweeping power grab, the Department of Justice has asked Congress for the ability to go directly to chief judges in order to detain people indefinitely without trial during emergencies. The move is part of a recent push to expand government powers during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Politico, which has reviewed documents that detail the DOJ’s requests to lawmakers on this and a host […]
Despite a global pandemic, Full House actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli’s trial must go on. That’s what U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton said in a straightforward Tuesday order. “This judicial officer hereby determines that all pre-established pre-trial deadline in the above-captioned case continue to apply,” Gorton said. “Any motion for an extension of time will be considered on an individualized basis and granted […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the first vaccine trial for the Covid-19 virus has begun as the world continues to battle the growing pandemic. In a media briefing on Wednesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the trial had commended “just 60 days after the genetic sequence of the coronavirus was shared.” Tedros paid tribute to the “incredible achievement” of researchers around the world “who […]
Jane Barlow/Getty Images According to a report from the Associated Press Sunday night, the first dose of a potential COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered for clinical trials on Monday. The AP report is sourced from a a government official. BREAKING: Government official: First dose to be delivered Monday in clinical trial for potential COVID-19 vaccine. Follow AP coverage of the virus outbreak: https://t.co/nrwRgvP6bo — The Associated […]
An Israeli court on Sunday postponed the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges to May 24 amid fears of the novel coronavirus. The move came one day after Justice Minister Amir Ohana declared a state of emergency in courts due to the outbreak in the country. “All court activity will be frozen in Israel except for urgent hearings,” Ohana said in a statement […]
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Authored by Andrew Korybko via Off-Guardian.org, The MH17 tragedy is back in the news after the start of this case’s show trial in the Netherlands, which isn’t about bringing the alleged perpetrators to justice or helping the victims’ families find closure, but waging information warfare against Russia in an attempt to “conclusively” pin the blame for this crime on its supposed proxies in Eastern Ukraine so as to […]
The first trial of suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s intelligence services for crimes against humanity, including torturing and killing opposition activists, will start next month, a German court said on Tuesday. According to the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), it will be the first-ever legal proceedings in the world over state-sponsored torture in Syria. The court in the western city […]
Sixty-eight Palestinians and Jordanians, along with their Saudi sponsors, appeared before a court in Riyadh this week charged with belonging to and financing a “terrorist entity”. This was a reference to the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas. At the top of the list of defendants is 81-year-old Dr Mohammed Al-Khudari, who has been a representative of Hamas in Saudi Arabia for decades. He has also been […]
Two years after dozens of women bravely stepped forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, the disgraced movie mogul has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Weinstein, 67, was convicted last month of sexually assaulting former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haleyi and raping former actress Jessica Mann. The Oscar-winner, however, was cleared of two counts of predatory sexual […]
Israeli District Court in Jerusalem yesterday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to delay his corruption trial, local media reported. According to Israel Hayom, the trial will begin as planned on 17 March, stating that the court said the first session would be procedural with charges being read; therefore, there is no justification for a delay. The prime minister’s lawyers had appealed for a 45-day […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday formally requested the postponement of his corruption trial for 45 days, local media reported. Netanyahu’s trial on three corruption cases is set for 17 March; his advocates claim they have not received all the materials related to the cases. In a statement issued on Sunday and reported by the Times of Israel, chief of Netanyahu’s advocate team, Amit Hadad, said: […]
The trial of a former CIA computer engineer accused of the largest leak of classified information in the spy agency’s history has ended with a hung jury. On Monday, a federal jury in Manhattan could not agree on whether to convict 31-year-old Joshua Schulte on eight counts, including illegal gathering and transmission of national defense information, according to the New York Times. Schulte was convicted on […]
Federal prosecutors were unable to convince a jury on any of the spying-related charges against an ex-CIA engineer accused of stealing reams of classified material – in what may be a dry run for the case against Julian Assange. In a significant blow to prosecutors on Monday, jurors failed to come to a verdict on eight central counts against former CIA software engineer Joshua Schulte, who […]
Europe 03:35 GMT 09.03.2020(updated 03:37 GMT 09.03.2020) Get short URL On Monday a criminal trial will start in the Netherlands with four suspects being accused of involvement in bringing down Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight in Ukraine in 2014. A series of events organized by critics of the trial were held ahead of the hearings. The auditorium of the Old Lutheran church in Amsterdam was full on […]
Days before Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing for the rape and sexual assault of two women, Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge to give the disgraced producer a substantial amount of time behind bars so he can reflect on the lives he’s destroyed over the last four decades. “Starting in the 1970s, he has trapped women into his exclusive control and assaulted or attempted to assault them,” Assistant District […]
Blockchain might help major apparel brands from Nike to Macy’s better share product data across the retail supply chain, according to a white paper Auburn University’s RFID Lab published Wednesday. The study, named the “Chain Integration Project” (CHIP), saw those retailers and others run Hyperledger Fabric nodes on a slice of their mammoth supply chains. The study found blockchain to be a promising way to share […]
In late December of 2000, a police dispatcher in Los Angeles received a call from a woman requesting a check-in for her neighbor, Susan Berman. The woman had noticed Berman’s dogs loose in the yard for an unusually long time. Her backdoor was wide open. There was a car in the garage, but no answer at the door. Berman lived on a busy street—a shortcut to […]
In the end, Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial can be boiled down to the numbers. Six women testified over four weeks in front of about 70 reporters and 30 public citizens. The now-disgraced movie mogul ate at least two fistfuls of candy in court each day. The jury, comprised of seven men and five women, took five days to deliberate on a verdict, sending 12 notes to […]
At our currently fraught moment in American history, New York Times bestselling authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher have reached back in time to tell a story of turmoil at the founding of our nation that resonates to this day. The colonies were ready to explode in the wake of The Boston Massacre, and while the people cried for blood, a fair and credible trial for the British soldiers […]
Authored by John Vibes via TheMindUnleashed.com, Dr. Barbara Ziv the forensic psychologist who played a key role in the conviction of Harvey Weinstein by testifying as a witness in his trial was recently hospitalized after being hit by a car. Not much is known about her condition or the circumstances of the incident aside from the fact that she was hit by a car while crossing […]
A retired doctor and the parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after female genital mutilation (FGM) surgery are to stand trial in Egypt, Reuters reported. Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hamada El-Sawy this weekend ordered the referral of the trio to the criminal court. Doctor Abdel Fadeel Rashwan and the parents of Nada Hassan Abdel-Maqsoud were arrested last month after her death at a private clinic in […]