More than two years after gunman Gabriel Wortman went on a shooting spree that killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, questions of why and how this atrocity happened still weigh heavily on Nova Scotian hearts. Families of the victims and the citizens of Nova Scotia have demanded accountability from the authorities under whose watch [...]
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Poland establishes fund for Ukrainian refugees as crisis displaces more than 2M people
The Council of Ministers of Poland adopted a draft law Monday to provide zł8 billion (US $1.75 billion) to Ukrainian refugees. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reported Tuesday that approximately 2.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine, and about 1.3 million of those have fled to Poland. Under the Polish program, any person or entity [...]
National Archives confirms Trump took classified documents to his Mar-a-Lago residence
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) confirmed Friday that it found classified documents among 15 boxes former President Donald Trump took from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago residence. US National Archivist David Ferriero confirmed the finding in response to a letter from Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform for [...]
UK PM announces 'Brexit Freedoms' bill to hasten removal of EU regulations
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday a new “Brexit Freedoms Bill,” that will allow the country to remove or amend EU regulations with ease. The bill will allow legislators to remove “retained EU law” which was implemented under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act during the Brexit transition period. The UK officially left the [...]
California dispatch: Newsom proposes budget blueprint to address 'existential threats'
JURIST is launching a new series of dispatches from major US states written by JURIST correspondents “on the ground” in those jurisdictions. JURIST Operations Director Ram Eachambadi files this report from Los Angeles. Earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed California’s highly ambitious 2022-23 state budget proposal. Titled “The California Blueprint,” the proposed budget aims [...]
Businesses and the EU’s Proposed ‘Artificial Intelligence Act’: Major Points of Controversy
Businesses are poring over the details of the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AIA” or “Regulation”), the legislative proposal for regulating applications of artificial intelligence (AI) that the European Commission proposed back in April. Comments on the proposed legal framework continue to pour in. Professional groups, trade unions, businesses and the business community in Europe and across [...]
Ninth Circuit approves release of video of landmark gay marriage trial
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday ruled that it would not block an order requiring public disclosure of video recordings of the 2010 trial from a historic case that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban, paving the way for the videos to be publicly released. Now-retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker presided over the 2010 two-week [...]
Autonomous Vehicles, COVID Vaccines & The Narrative of Exceptions
The arguments made by the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry for limited regulation and rapid deployment of self-driving car technology bear a striking resemblance to the discussion about the US regulatory response to Covid-19 vaccines. Both appeal to exigent circumstances as a reason for rapid action to save lives, even if that means throwing some precautions [...]
Ukraine imposes sanctions on former parliament member linked to US misinformation campaign
Ukrainian officials imposed sanctions against Andriy Derkach, a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament who was accused by the US of being a Russian agent and interfering in the 2020 US presidential election, on Friday. During a briefing, secretary of the security and defense council, Oleksy Danilov, stated that Ukraine was sanctioning Derkach along with [...]
5 Proud Boys members charged with conspiracy in Capitol insurrection
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an affidavit on Thursday charging five individuals associated with the Proud Boys with conspiracy in connection to the insurrection in Washington, DC, on January 6. The affidavit establishes evidence that the five individuals conspired “to corruptly obstruct, influence, or impede an official proceeding before Congress, that is, the certification [...]